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Old Aug 6th 2003, 10:17 pm
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Homicide - Australia was founded by Convicts. It's homicide rates is 1.8 per 100,000 population. The United States was founded by religous zealots. It's homicide rate is 6.3 per 100,000. Almost 400% greater than Australia.

The ocker - 10 percent of Australians satisfy the definition of an 'ocker' . This 10 percent of the population consume 80 percent of the beer drunk in Australia.

Gun toting- On average, American soldiers fired seven times as many bullets as Australian soldiers during the Vietnam war.

Newspaper readership - Per capita, Australian read more newspapers than any other nation.

Urban dwellers - Australia is one of the world’s most urbanised countries, with about 70 per cent of the population living in the 10 largest cities.

Gambling - Per Capita, Australians spend more money on gambling than any other nation.

With less than 1 percent of the world's population, Australia has more than 20 percent of its poker machines.

Australia's expenditure on arts products ranks among the highest in developed countries.

The average world population density is 117 people per square mile, that of the United States 76 and that of Macao is 69,000. Australia's is only 6

Employment of Australians - 80% service sector 14% manufacturing 5% rural.

2.3 percent of Australia's GDP is derived from agriculture.

15 percent of Australia's GDP is derived from mining.

.02 percent of the Australian land mass is used by mines. More land is occupied by pubs.

Inventions - The following are Australian inventions: Bionic Ear, Penicillin, Victor mower, Black Box, Starting Block, Ute, Wine Cask, Hills Hoist, Winged Keel, the Esky, X-ray Crystallography, Fridge, Australian Football, Indoor Cricket, Zinc cream, the Orbital combustion engine, Vegemite, the Stump Jump Plough, the Electronic motor, Plastic Polymer banknotes.

Rabbits - For each person in Australia there are two sheep and over 16 rabbits, the latter introduced in 1859 by one enterprising man who brought 24 wild rabbits from England in an effort to remind him of home.

Bicentenary - At the highpoint of the Bicentenary in 1988, 51% of Australians couldn't see any good reason for celebrating.

Cannibis arrests- In 1999, 46,000 Australians were arrested for possession or use of Cannibis.

Cannibis use - It is estimated that 50% of Australians aged 14-19 are active users of Cannibis.

Cannibis industry - The sale of illegal cannibis industry constitutes 1 percent of Australia's GDP and is twice the size of the Australian wine industry.


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Old Aug 7th 2003, 8:48 am
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I though Sir Alexander Fleming invented penicillin? Kind of those most of the rest in doubt as well..
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Originally posted by gOD
I though Sir Alexander Fleming invented penicillin? Kind of those most of the rest in doubt as well..

It was discovered, not invented
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Originally posted by sundarize
It was discovered, not invented
Good point. Perhaps those "facts" are trying to insinuate that god exists and is actually Australian
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Originally posted by porkchop
Economy and lifestyle

Homicide - Australia was founded by Convicts. It's homicide rates is 1.8 per 100,000 population. The United States was founded by religous zealots. It's homicide rate is 6.3 per 100,000. Almost 400% greater than Australia.
I thought the US was a dumping ground for British criminals too.

Gun toting- On average, American soldiers fired seven times as many bullets as Australian soldiers during the Vietnam war.
Weren't the Aussies sent to 'Nam for symbolic reasons, and left to do some of the support work for the yanks ?

Newspaper readership - Per capita, Australian read more newspapers than any other nation.
I think they read more books too. Might have something to do with crap radio and then tv reception.

With less than 1 percent of the world's population, Australia has more than 20 percent of its poker machines.
I don't believe that figure. Anyone who has been to Vegas will also doubt that figure.

Rabbits - For each person in Australia there are two sheep and over 16 rabbits, the latter introduced in 1859 by one enterprising man who brought 24 wild rabbits from England in an effort to remind him of home.
.. some guy brought a shipload of Irish soil to place around his house. There were no snakes in Ireland, so it must be the soil!
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Originally posted by gOD
I though Sir Alexander Fleming invented penicillin? Kind of those most of the rest in doubt as well..

Check out this link

http://www.pr.mq.edu.au/researcher/s....asp?ItemID=81

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[QUOTE]Originally posted by welshpom



I don't believe that figure. Anyone who has been to Vegas will also doubt that figure.



read this then
http://www.theage.com.au/articles/20...063964907.html

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I believe that pokie figure......Just pop along to a casino in Melbourne!!!
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Originally posted by porkchop
Check out this link

http://www.pr.mq.edu.au/researcher/s....asp?ItemID=81

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Still not convinced to be honest:

" first was Sir Howard Florey, who was awarded the Nobel prize in 1945 for his role in developing penicillin"

So perhaps they were just involved in bringing it to market. A bit like Edison who didn't discover (or invent) either electricity or the light bulb..
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