Australia is home to the giant Gippsland earthworm. These giant earthworms average over 3 ft. in length and almost an inch in diameter. They can reach up to 10 ft. in length; however, their body is able to contract and expand making them appear even larger. – WTF Fun Facts
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WTF Fun Fact – Fatigue Zone Trivia
There are roads in Australia that are so long and straight (~90 miles) that the Australian government counteracts the risk of fatigue by playing little trivia games on the side of the road. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Highway trivia keeps drivers alert (brisbanetimes.com.au)
WTF Fun Fact – The Red Terror
In 1963, Volkswagen donated a beetle which became the first production car in the Antarctic. It was so well loved by its users that it earned the nickname “Red Terror.” After a year of service, it returned to Australia and won the1964 BP Rally. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Polar Bug: When the Volkswagen Beetle Conquered Antarctica • Petrolicious
WTF Fun Fact – Number 16
“Number 16” was the oldest known spider at an estimated 43-years-old. She was a wild trapdoor spider who lived in an Australian burrow and was studied by researchers from birth in 1973 until 2016. She likely died from a parasitic wasp attack. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Number 16 (spider) – Wikipedia
WTF Fun Fact – Hairy Panic In Oz
In 2016, the Australian city of Wangaratta dealt with a hairy tumbleweed invasion. Nicknamed “hairy panic”, the weed Panicum effusum flourished under the dry conditions and a local farmer’s field that was left unmanaged. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: What is the ‘hairy panic’ tumbleweed that has buried a small Australian city? (theconversation.com)
WTF Fun Fact – Record Pineapple
Australian Coral-Leah Kemp’s first attempt at growing a pineapple resulted in a record setting pineapple at nearly 14″ in length. It took two years to grow. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-02-02/monster-pineapple-garners-fame-for-vital-cause/9390166
WTF Fun Fact – The Deaf Death Adder
The Death Adder’s name originates from early European settlers of Australia thinking the snake couldn’t “hear” well, thus the name “deaf adder,” which eventually morphed into “death adder”. The reality is they rely on their camouflage instead of moving out of the way as most snakes do when larger predators approach. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Bazz the Beekeeper
A beekeeper in Australia taught his black Labrador to sniff out an infectious disease called American foulbrood that wipes out bee colonies. He then invented a dog beekeeper suit for the dog nicknamed Bazz the Beekeeper. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2013-07-03/beekeeper-dog/4795960
WTF Fun Fact – Hoon
A hoon is an Australian or New Zealander who deliberately drives a vehicle in a reckless or dangerous manner, generally in order to provoke a reaction from onlookers. – WTF Fun Facts