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Don't know if this is a re-post.
I'll have facts from other countries up if you folks like it.
MicahL
The lake is pink due to the presence of a salt-loving algae species known as Dunaliella salina and pink bacteria known as halobacteria.
codesnacks
CSIRO doesn't "claim" to have invented WiFi, they did. And a whoooole bunch of other stuff you use every day.
Crapweasel666
#4..... And then we named a pool after him.
codesnacks
Classic aussie laughs
SteakNazisMustDie
Harold would've wanted it that way.
WhatTheFluxCapacitor
How did they get 75% of all living species in Australia are unknown to man if they are unknown to man?
SuperBobKing
They had the women count them.
busstamove14
Asking the real questions.
philosorapstar
Women in science.
Sticklebrickk
Because they're unknown to man.
LevelSevenLaserLotus
They just count up all the species and then subtract the number that are known to man. -Ken M, probably
Sm9yCg
Because 83% of all statistically sounding statements featuring percent signs on the internet are made up. Just like this one.
mszoidberg
Melbourne was never called Batmania. It was supposed to but the dude never followed through on his purchase of Melbourne.
iRoybot
which is sad cos i could have been a batmanian
lucienpro
There is an avenue in the city called Batman Avenue but I don't know if that's related at all.
moedisaster
What about that one time Australia started a war on emus and lost? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emu_War
TheOneAndOnlyTraceFace
A memorable but not a proud moment in our history
he110nurse
TIL koalas are sluts
Escueleto
Don't be a tool wrap your koala dick, you fool
ced4r
Nothing about the Great Emu War??
TheGrizzlyKiwi
Never forget 2/11/32 - 10/12/32
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I thought it read as rabbis instead of rabbits. The mental image will haunt me tonight,.
foucoult
#29 have you tried turning your colony off and on again ? lol
filthypug
Down vote because in Australia it's an up vote.
kanga
I like the Australia.
eddiebarzoon
"Let's just skip that shitty part up at the top"
spamuel44
'Many claim a genocide happened' Its kind of well known thay we tried to kill out the aboriginals, then we used then as slaves for a (1)
spamuel44
Very long time, stole their children to integrate into white society, then we tried to breed the race out of existence.
SmittyKiwi
and then luckily in the 1970's they were accepted as people. but now they are so fucked up its sad.
spamuel44
Yep
Painuss
im certain this was all taken from wikipedia, i have 40,000 koalas in my backyard, let alone the whole fuckin outback
whatamievendoingwithlife
As an Australian, can confirm some of these aren't correct.
MydeslyxiasFunnyToMe
More please! These were great!
Dominiricanish
I find it funny that #18 mentions all the beaches in Australia but shows tulum...which is in Mexico
explodjunk
#34 is basically your average Iowa weeknight....
graehall
#4 - they eventually called a Holt to the search.
SamuelJacksonsCigarette
33 is referring to the Gympie Gympie for those interested. It's a form of stinging nettle infused with pure rage.
Waynecam
But it makes a great billy tea!
riotareaproductions
But you would need to ingest a decent quantity for it to kill you.
Selerox
Why is everything in Australia lethal?
MyHighestRatedCommentsDissappearedSince5YearsAgo
The sex party wants to legalize censorship? That doesn't make sense.
jeffz0rz321
How does that work ? I was all aboard till I read that part.
grarik
Yeah that one is rather badly worded. It implies that abortion is illegal as well, which isn't true
jeffz0rz321
How does that work ? I was all aboard till I read that part.
IgnatiusJReilly2601
Nor does most of this post.
Shelest
The point is that censorpixels were banished from Japan and, unless they find new genitals to cling to, they will go extinct.
StonerSloths
As an Australian it pisses me right the FUCK OFF that is says "many claim" a genocide was committed! Because fuck you racist pricks it was
lemeny2805
Exactly! WTF???
PaladinAus
I'm not as uh... 'passionate' about the subject as ^ this fella https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_massacres_of_Indigenous_Australians
gotsnowlife
Genocide wasn't on mainland Aus, happened in Tassie. But I think that was long before the White Australia Policy
IgnatiusJReilly2601
What happened was wrong, but 'genocide' has a specific meaning and it doesn't apply here.
sadhunny
A lot history books like to downplay genocide or completely disregard and it makes me so mad.
chickenrun
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Australia_policy
PicklsMasterson
Didn't read it all but I don't think that has anything to do with genocide. Just restricting immigration and favoring certain whites.
SatanLordOfUpvotes
aborigines were killed when the white men came originally and the lighter skinned black kids were kidnapped it was bs
lambueljackson
You missed the part where Aboriginal children were kidnapped and placed in white families to "breed out the black"
SteakNazisMustDie
Yes, but the White Australia policy specifically was about keeping people out, not getting rid of the ones that were here first.
SmittyKiwi
I think you need to read up on Eugentics in Australia before you start making silly comments. Plus at one point bountys were paid to kill.
StonerSloths
And I'm sorry I re-read it and yes it's talking about the White Australian policy, which wasn't a genocide
StonerSloths
I'm not talking about the white Australian policy, your right that was for keeping people out,
ActualCannibalShia
#9 I'm not surprised that Scientologists have a child labour camp but why does Australia allow it? Or is that one false?
ActualCannibalShia
Sorry I meant #7
NotThatGuy2
False and illegal im pretty sure but there is A LOT of open land out back so cant say for sure
ducksgoquackoo
#9 because I died changing a lightbulb in the Sims.
Bladezz88
#1 That's where Pepto-Bismol comes from.
saurontheokay
Honestly thought it was called lake Hitler.
TheJudgeHasItBackwards
The Sex party seems alright except for the censorship part. There should never be censorship in a Sex Party.
515XIX
Yeah they're against censorship, like the Pirate Party are..
TheJudgeHasItBackwards
You mean like the pirate party arrrrrgh. I'll see myself out.
515XIX
Ha!
PicklsMasterson
I think they must've worded that wrong.
pogeyan
˙sɹǝʇsᴉs puɐ sɹǝɥʇoɹq uɐᴉlɐɹʇsn∀ ʎɯ llɐ oʇ ollǝɥ ʎɐs oʇ uᴉ ƃuᴉɯᴉɥɔ ʇsnſ
TheOneAndOnlyTraceFace
We read upside down, not backwards
jordanschlansky
Wow, he came in from further away than the moon!
graehall
#9 is effectively garbage.
britishdownunder
But technically correct
graehall
And effectively garbage. Were you to call an electrician in Melbourne to change a blown bulb in your bedroom, you'd probably get laughed at.
britishdownunder
Unless you're from Brighton
grarik
I'm guessing that if its true, its an example of an outdated law that isn't enforced and no-one can be bothered to get rid of it?
HockeyPls
People don't seem to understand that taxing the church would cripple it. 90% of the money churches have go to charities and such. 1/2
psychotopiax
taxing churches would cripple them good
HockeyPls
There is also building maintenance costs and the very little the pastors already make. 2/2
drunkill
Maybe they should get a real job /s
HockeyPls
You sound like a fun person
PicklsMasterson
Yeah. Those bastards, thinking they're guiding people to better lives and helping the less fortunate. Heh. Fucking tools.
HockeyPls
Right?? Those jerks
Vykoz
This list is frustrating because a lot of these are true. But several are not
DawnofAzazel
Right, like number 24 I'm pretty sure Australia is a continent not an island.
515XIX
We're both. Technically since we have no adjoining countries we're an island & we're also a continent.
DawnofAzazel
By that logic any island with two or more countries isn't an island.
Bopamo
It ALMOST got named Batmania, ALMOST. Instead it was after some English governor or mayor or something.
formalbadger
And don't are really lacking context
CultofCedar
#1 is just a pepto bismo lake. Everyone knows they naturally grow all over the world.
OMFGThisIsSoOriginal
http://www.factslides.com/s-Australia source for all of these
Omny
I find it frustrating because of the poor choice of font color to background color.
luckyirishman8
#36 is real right?! Right?!
Heibrin
Yes, not military snipers: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1200141/Australia-calls-snipers--protect-penguins-mystery-predator.html
NotRick
Funny. The term sniper was originally applied to bird hunters
swatdattwat
Unrelated comment but does anyone know if that guy ever posted more on Dante's Inferno?
lDAHO
Agreed.Source: My love and affection for kangaroos led a long and arduous slumdog millionaire type story about useless Australian knowledge.
whodathunkit
The number 20 one is real, I live near that highway here in Queensland, it's a terrible piece of SHIT.
515XIX
So like just about every major highway & road in this country then..
ThePlotThinnens
I think 95% of us live near that highway
NotACanadian
The picture of a supposedly Australian beach is actually Tulum in the Yucatan.
Bopamo
"I don't know what you mean"- Yucatan misunderstanding. Also - kangaroo.
SexualHarrasmentPanda
#32 might be a true claim, but no country can own any part of Antarctica, because of an international treaty.
PaperCl1p
I don't believe that's right, Antarctica is divided up like a pie. US has no part but reserved the ability to claim in future
SexualHarrasmentPanda
7 countries have claimed a part, but none of these claims are recognized by the other nations. Because of this some territories overlap.
PaperCl1p
So no international treaty like you say?
SexualHarrasmentPanda
The international treaty (ATS) apparently only agrees to not recognize any territorial claims.
ActualCannibalShia
#25. I'm pretty sure only 9 of the top ten are from Australia
Ringshadow
Right. The Black Mamba is not Australian.
RavennaMagnus
Yeah I thought it was 7. Could be 9, but definitely not all 10
DondeEstanMisPantolones
"Only 9" what a tame country.
Zaelle
Doesn't say "from Australia" though, but "can be found"...
jordanschlansky
Well the genocide one is definitely true, it's on Quigly Down Under.
RavennaMagnus
It's also in the Encyclopedia of Genocide. That's a real thing that exists btw
jordanschlansky
Doesn't sound as fun as the Tom Selleck movie.
ItsCrazyTim
Sauce plz
PaladinAus
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_massacres_of_Indigenous_Australians
PaladinAus
Last major killing was in 1928... ʸᵃᵃʸ ˢᵗʳᵃʸᵃ⋅⋅⋅ :/
RavennaMagnus
http://www.amazon.com/Encyclopedia-Genocide-volumes-Israel-Charny/dp/0874369282
Zyntherius
The Drunken pig better be fucking correct.
rainbowblow
The pig is correct ;)
Zyntherius
Because i would Pay to watch that fight go down
Spidey209
"Tried" to fight the cow. No fight. #sadface
TheGuyWithTheDragonTattoo
#1 is known: its because of a higher saline content
allthenamesaregone
So, salt water?
thebiggestblackestdick
It is the bacteria and algae that live in the live in the highly saline environment.
jackofallspadesx
It's due to the presence of a specific form of archaea that thrive in the conditions. Source: biochem major
kerms
I hate these. "Scientists are unsure of..." No, you just haven't Googled hard enough.
aboxacaraflatafan
"Hard enough" in this context meaning "at all". Shame upon OP's cow.
Buckbeak1486
So, his or her mum?
WizardCatSaysWoosh
#9 is BS.
awagner13
As a Victorian I rewired my whole house, fuck the po-lice fuck fuck fuck the po-lice.
AssaultBunny
There is however a law that requires all taxis in Victoria to carry a bail of hay in the boot.
Carger
Anyone can change a light bulb. Only electricians can replace or repair the fixtures the light bulb goes into.
joshissexcman
Nope it's true, there's $10 fine per light bulb
leatherneck1836
Or jus an old law that nobody follows. These are called "blue laws" in the U.S.
SpitfiremkIII
As a Victorian I have always been told it is true
WizardCatSaysWoosh
Also a Victorian and I have never even heard of it! What a joke. Clearly stringently enforced.......
whodathunkit
The thing about the church of Scientology and a child labor camp doesn't sound right to me...I'm Australian, never heard of it.
NEClamChowderAVPD
But being the Church of Scientology, I'd say it's probable that they have a child labor camp. From what I understand, theyre quite secretive
whodathunkit
I hope it's not true :(
NEClamChowderAVPD
I've kinda read into Scientology just to see what kind of odd stuff they do. In Cali (I think) there's basically a huge secretive compound.
JM1911A1
It's right. It's near the SA/Vic border down near Mount Gambier. My parents would say they'd send me and my sis there if we were bad.
lionsilverwolf
Jeeze mine just threatened to sell me to gypsies. I'm in the us. My gf's said they'd send her to the orphanage down the road, so...