38 INSANE FACTS ABOUT Australia (Part 3) - People

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1⃣4⃣ "Banana benders" Australians from Queensland.

1⃣5⃣ "Bluey" is a common nick name of a redhead in Australia.

1⃣6⃣ Over 25% of Australians were born in another country.

1⃣7⃣ The first meeting of the Australian Labor Party was held under a gum tree.

1⃣8⃣ Australia has been home to Aborigines for 40,000 years.

1⃣9⃣ It was estimated in 2007 that 27% of Australians had a convict ancestor.

2⃣0⃣ Enhanced blood circulation. One of the many benefits of playing the Didgeridoo.

2⃣1⃣ 61% of Australians are overweight.

2⃣2⃣ 2nd. Australia's rank in the Human Development Index (measures life expectancy, education, and income).

2⃣3⃣ 300 female convicts mass-mooned the governor of Tasmania in 1832.

2⃣4⃣ 1969. The year Honey Suckle Creek Tracking Station broadcast pictures of man's first steps on the moon.

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