fact for 31 oct 2008

Australia has 700 species of wattles ( a type of flower).

Every time you sneeze some of your brain cells die.

Australia's, and possibly the world's first full length feature film "The Story of the Kelly Gang" was shown in Melbourne in 1906 - it ran for about an hour.

India also celebrates the birthday of Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, former President and Vice-President , as “Teachers’ Day”.Born on September 5, 1888, at Tiruttani, Radhakrishnan grew to become the most famous Indian teacher of all times. In his honour, this day is celebrated as Teacher’s Day.

China has more english speakers than the USA.

29 oct 2008

The largest star on the Australian Flag is known as the Federation Star and has seven points - one for each of the six states and one for all the territories. The six states being Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia, and Western Australia. There are two mainland territories - Australian Capital Territory, and Northern Territory.

Most lipstick contains fish scales .

fact for 28 oct 2008

India has the only maneater tigers in the world in Sundarban in Bengal India. Sundarban is aproximately 100 km from Calcutta.


The most medals Australia has ever won at an Olympic Games was in the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games, a total of 58 medals.

For more than 3,000 years, Carpenter ants have been used to close wounds in India, Asia and South America .

fact for 27 oct 2008

The giant Australian cuttlefish is one of the largest of it's kind, it can grow to almost a metre in length including tentacles (60cm cuttlebone or mantle length) and weigh up to 5kg.

The clown fish has the ability to change its sex. If a breeding female dies, the male fish will change its sex and mate with another male .

fact for 26 oct 2008

The bilby, an Australian animal , lives in a burrow and has a pouch that faces backwards so as to not fill with dirt whilst digging.

The four religions born in India, Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism, are followed by 25% of the world's population.

Lions cannot roar until they reach the age of two.

fact for 25 oct 2008

The emu is the largest bird after the ostrich in the world. It can grow to a height of about 180cm (6 feet) and reach speeds of 50km/h when running - it cannot fly.

On average, a beaver can cut down two hundred trees a year.

fact for 24 oct 2008

India is the largest producer and consumer(consume means to use up ) of tea in the world,accounting for more than 30% of global production and 25% of consumption.

A baby echidna, an Australian animal, is called a "puggle" and an echidna can live for about 50 years.

Orcas (killer whales), when traveling in groups, breathe in unison.

fact for 23 oct 2008

The Sydney Harbour Bridge was opened in 1932. It is the world's largest (but not the longest) steel arch bridge. The height to the top of the arch is 134 metres above sea level.

Serving ice cream on cherry pie was once illegal in Kansas.

fact for 22 oct 2008

There are about 45 different kinds of kangaroo and some can travel at speeds as fast as 65 km per hour.

With 800 movies per year, India's film industry overshadows Hollywood.

n 1893, the first mosque in the United States was built .

fact for 21 oct 2008

New South Wales, with 6.8 million people has the largest population of any of Australia's states. Victoria, with 5 million people is next most populous.

Each year there are approximately 20 billion coconuts produced worldwide .

fact for 20 oct 2008

The founder and creator of Hotmail, the world's best-known web-based email program, Sabeer Bhatia, is Indian.

Melbourne - once was nicnamed "Bearbrass". It was supposedly a version of its Aboriginal name. In the early 19th century, it was also known as Bareport, Bareheep, Barehurp and Bareberp.

A pig always sleeps on its right side.

fact for 19 oct 2008

While Australia does not have an active volcano on its mainland, it does own one. Heard Island, south of Perth, is a territory owned by Australia. This island has an awesome beauty - lava spilling volcano capped with snow and ice!

The muzzle of a lion is like a fingerprint - no two lions have the same pattern of whiskers.

fact for 18 oct 2008

Milkha Singh was the first Indian athlete to reach Olympic finals. Milkha Singh reached the finals of 400 m at the 1960 Rome Olympics. He finished fourth in the finals and clocked a timing of 45.6 seconds. Mlkha Singh missed the bronze medal by just a difference of 0.1 second.

The name Kylie comes from the Aborigine for Boomerang.

70% of dust of house dust is dead skin cells.

fact for 17 october

When a specimen of a platypus was first sent to England, the recipients believed the Australians had played a joke by sticking a duck's bill on a large rat's body.

Lemons have more sugar than oranges.

fact for 16 oct 2008

Nawang Gombu is the first man to climb Mount Everest twice. He reached the summit of Everest with the American expedition in 1963 and with the Indian expedition in 1965.

Susie Maroney is the Australian swimmer who swam the longest ever distance without stopping. She swam from Cuba to Florida.

A shark is the only fish that can blink with both eyes.

fact for 15 oct 2008

Koalas are nocturnal, they spend at least 16-18 hours a day sleeping.

Apples, not cafeine, are more efficient at waking you up in the moring.

fact for 14 oct 2008

The largest religious building in the world is Angkor Wat, a Hindu Temple in Cambodia built at the end of the 11th century.

Melbourne was formerly called Batmania, after one of its founders John Batman.

The national anthem of Greece has 158 verses. No one in Greece has memorized all 158 verses.

fact for 13 oct 2008

Dutch explorers arrived in Australia before James Cook claimed it for England and named it New Holland.

You're more likely to get stung by a bee on a windy day that in any other weather.

fact for 12 oct 2008

Australia is the lowest continent in the world, with an average height of just 330m above sea level.

The statue of Gomateshwara at Sravanbelagola in Karnataka is the tallest statue in India. The statue is 17m (55 ft) high and is visible from a distance of 30km.


Maine is the only state whose name is just one syllable.

fact for 11 oct 2008

Eucalyptus was first used as a medicine by Aborigines, to treat coughs, fevers and asthma.

Some ribbon worms will eat themselves if they can't find any food.

fact for 10 oct 2008

Australia is the only continent without an active volcano.

The name `India' is derived from the River Indus, the valleys around which were the home of the early settlers. The Aryan worshippers referred to the river Indus as the Sindhu. The Persian invaders converted it into Hindu. The name `Hindustan' combines Sindhu and Hindu and thus refers to the land of the Hindus.

Honeybees have hair on their eyes.

fact for 9 oct 2008

A resident of Sydney is called Sydneysiders.

Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise .

fact for 8 oct 2008

Over 90% of the world's opals are mined in Australia.

There are 3.22 million Indians in USA(1.5% of the population) yet, 38% of doctors in USA are Indians, 12% of scientists in USA are Indians.

You can tell a turtle's gender by the noise it makes. Males grunt, females hiss.

fact for 7 oct 2008

The oldest newspaper in Australia is the Sydney Morning Herald, published in 1831.

A full-moon is nine times brighter than a half-moon .

fact for 6 oct 2008

The first official world surfing championships were held in Sydney in 1964.

The smallest man ever was Gul Mohammed of India, who measured 1 feet, 10 inches .

Even if you cut off a cockroach's head, it can live for several weeks.

fact for 5 oct 2008

In April 1984, Australia’s national anthem, God Save the Queen was replaced by Advance Australia Fair.In the same year Australia adopted green and gold as its national colors.

A rat can go longer without water than a camel.

fact for 4 october 2008

Each Aborigine(the original people who first came to Australia) tribe has their own Totem. It can be a plant,rock or any bird/animal. This symbol never changes and is supposed to be chosen by the tribes ancestors.

Varanasi,India, also known as Benares, was called "the Ancient City" when Lord Buddha visited it in 500 B.C., and is the oldest, continuously inhabited city in the world today.

Research indicates that mosquitoes are attracted to people who have recently eaten bananas.

fact for 3 oct 2008

The Golden Wattle is the national flower of Australia. It has bright,broad green leaves and fluffy ,yellow, sweet smelling flowers.

Dolphins sleep with one eye open.

fact for 2 oct 2008

13% of the world's population follow Hinduism .(3rd largest amount;First is christianity ,33%, and second is Islam,20%)

The frill lizard is the reptile emblem of Australia.


A jellyfish is 95% water.