1 30,000 years ago, Australian fauna included a 7-metre long goanna.

2 6,440 mobile phones were left in Sydney Taxis in a 6 month period in 2006.

3 7000 Australians measure rainfall for the Bureau Of Meteorology every day.

4 An Aussie Loggerhead turtle can hold it's breath underwater for up to 10 hours.

5 Australia has an average of three people per square kilometre, making it one of the lowest population densities in the world.

6 Australia has more than 5 times as many UNESCO World Heritage sites as New Zealand.

7 Australia has the greatest number of reptiles of any country, with 755 species.

8 Australia is an island continent and three times larger than the largest island (Greenland) in the world.

9 Australia is the smallest continent in the world.

10 Australia produces 99% of the world’s precious black opals.

11 Australia's first radio station was built in 1912.

12 Australia’s coastline stretches almost 50,000 kilometres.

13 Bats always turn left when exiting a cave.

14 Before the decision to build the Sydney Harbour Tunnel, the toll to cross the Sydney Harbour Bridge was 20°C.

15 Blackall, Coolah and Goolgowi all claim to be the home of the Black Stump.

16 Chinchilla in Queensland has a community hall dedicated to an insect.

17 Fraser Island off the Queensland coast is the world’s largest sand island.

18 If you bang your head against a wall for a minute you burn 2,5 calories.

19 Kalgoorlie in Western Australia embraces the world's largest electorate, covering a mammoth 2.2 million square kilometres.

20 Mamungkukumpurangkuntjunya Hill is the longest place name in Australia.

21 Melbourne has the largest running public tram system in the world.

22 Mines make up 0.02% of Australia's landmass...less than pubs.

23 More than 85% of Australians live within 50 kilometres of the coast.

24 Mount Gambier’s Blue Lake only turns blue between November and March.

25 Mt Isa, which covers more than 40,000 Sq. KM. is the world’s largest city.

26 NSW surface area is 800,642 square kilometres.

27 Per capita, Australian read more newspapers than any other nation.

28 Sydney’s famous Manly Ferry has been running since 1854.

29 The ‘dingo fence’ in Australia is the longest fence in the world. & is about twice as long as the Great Wall of China.

30 The Australian Saltwater Crocodile is the largest living reptile.

31 The average Australian will consume 165,000 eggs in his or her lifetime.

32 The average Australian will consume half a tonne of cheese, eight tonnes of fruit and ten tonnes of vegetables.

33 The average Australian’s head weighs around 3.6 kilograms.

34 The Black Box flight recorder was invented in Melbourne in 1958.

35 The explorer ship, "The Endeavour" was originally designed to haul coal.

36 The first electric shearing shed in Australia was built at Isis Downs in 1911.

37 The first radio station ever in Australia known as 2SB, broadcasting out of Sydney in 1923.

38 The first telephone exchange opened in Melbourne with less than 45 customers.

39 The Grand Arch at the Jenolan Caves is the largest cave in Australia.

40 The Great Barrier Reef is the longest reef in the world at over 2010 kilometres.

41 The Great Ocean Road was built by men who had served in World War 1.

42 The hottest Australian day in history was in Oodnadatta, South Australia, on the 2nd of January 1960. It was 50.7°C.

43 The largest artificial lake in Australia is Lake Argyle.

44 The name ‘Australia’ is derived from the Latin ‘australis’, meaning ‘southern’.

45 The only mammals that lay eggs are the Platypus and Echidna.

46 The refrigerator's cooling system was invented in Australia in the 1850's

47 The Taipan snake is said to be 20 times more venomous than the Cobra.

48 The typical mouth produces one to two litres of saliva every day.

49 The word ‘Australia’ is derived from the Latin word ‘australis’, meaning southern.

50 The world’s first bionic ear was invented in Melbourne 1979.

51 The world’s first electric drill was invented in Melbourne in 1889.

52 There are more than two kangaroos for every human in Australia.

53 There is 300km of dual carriage way on the Pacific Highway with a further 56 km under construction.

54 There is no land due west of Strahan, Tasmania until America.

55 Uluru (Ayers Rock) is over 8 kilometres in circumference.

56 Victoria’s 90 Mile Beach is actually 94 miles (154 km) long.

57 When Lake Eyre is not full of water, it is the lowest point in Australia.