its been a while.. some thought FactBoy! had vanished, but hark!..
the bugle plays once more!!
- In 1838 it was declared illegal to
swim at public beaches during the day!
This law was enforced until 1902.
- In 1954, Bob Hawke was immortalised
by the Guinness Book of Records for
sculling 2.5 pints of beer in 11
seconds. Bob later became the Prime
Minister of Australia.
- Queensland is home to the lung fish,
a living fossil from the Triassic
period 350 million years ago
- Australia was founded by Convicts.
Its homicide rate is 1.8 per 100,000
population. The United States was
founded by religious zealots. It's
homicide rate is 6.3 per 100,000.
Almost 400% greater than Australia.
- The world's fastest growing tree is
the Australian Eucalyptus. It can grow
up to 10 metres in one year.
- Australia has the world’s largest
cattle station. At 30,028 km2 it is
almost the same size as Belgium.
- The Snowy Mountains receive more snow
than Switzerland.
With a swish of a pen, and a clack of the return key, FactBoy! posts for the last time for 2008...
who knows what is in stall for the coming year..
what other treasures will FactBoy! discover?
Friday, December 26, 2008
Saturday, October 11, 2008
Fact Boy Rides and Bugles!
Like a shadow passing in the night,
nobody sees him, or knows who he is,
but Fact Boy still posts.
- 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.
- For each person in Australia there are two sheep and over 16 rabbits. Rabbits were introduced in 1859 by a man who brought 24 rabbits from England in an effort to remind him of home.
- The 'dingo fence' in Australia is the longest fence in the world, and is about twice as long as the Great Wall of China
how does he do it? did he visit each mine and pub to compare sizes? did he walk the fence and the wall just to make sure?
If you can find him, ask him.
Til next time
Fact.
nobody sees him, or knows who he is,
but Fact Boy still posts.
- 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.
- For each person in Australia there are two sheep and over 16 rabbits. Rabbits were introduced in 1859 by a man who brought 24 rabbits from England in an effort to remind him of home.
- The 'dingo fence' in Australia is the longest fence in the world, and is about twice as long as the Great Wall of China
how does he do it? did he visit each mine and pub to compare sizes? did he walk the fence and the wall just to make sure?
If you can find him, ask him.
Til next time
Fact.
Monday, September 29, 2008
FactBoy rides again
Clearing away the fog of ignorance, blazing like a beacon of hope and spreading knowledge to all Fact Boy strides forward yet again, cape billowing, trumpets playing.
- Australia is home to the largest number of venomous snakes in the world.
- The Fierce Snake or Inland Taipan has the most toxic venom of any snake. Maximum yield recorded (for one bite) is enough to kill over 100 people or 250,000 mice.
- The Box Jellyfish is considered the world's most venomous marine creature. The box jellyfish has killed more people in Australia than stonefish, sharks and crocodiles combined.
- The Sydney Funnelweb spider is considered the world's most deadly spider. It is the only spider that has killed people in less than 2 hours. Its fangs are powerful enough to bite through gloves and fingernails.
From whence does Fact Boy come? Could he be someone you know?
How does he do it? Is it true that he investigates each fact himself?
These questions and more won't be answered next installment
Instead he will continue to bring you the facts that you need to know.
Fact.
- Australia is home to the largest number of venomous snakes in the world.
- The Fierce Snake or Inland Taipan has the most toxic venom of any snake. Maximum yield recorded (for one bite) is enough to kill over 100 people or 250,000 mice.
- The Box Jellyfish is considered the world's most venomous marine creature. The box jellyfish has killed more people in Australia than stonefish, sharks and crocodiles combined.
- The Sydney Funnelweb spider is considered the world's most deadly spider. It is the only spider that has killed people in less than 2 hours. Its fangs are powerful enough to bite through gloves and fingernails.
From whence does Fact Boy come? Could he be someone you know?
How does he do it? Is it true that he investigates each fact himself?
These questions and more won't be answered next installment
Instead he will continue to bring you the facts that you need to know.
Fact.
Thursday, September 18, 2008
The Bugle Calls!
Fact Boy comes to our rescue once more.
...the Bugle calls, and in strides Fact Boy through a plume of dry ice, like a halcyon days Meatloaf and arrests the worried minds of those who try to gain a fact a day and brings it on home. Inimitably.
What a guy.
Here's what Fact Boy has today:
For those of you interested in the world of snacks and nibbly-bits you should read the following:
Roger that.
Another sterling perfomance from you, Fact Boy.
How does he do it? What's his secret? Can he keep us informed? Stay tuned for more.
He just keep 'em comin.
Fact.
In The Next Installment of Fact Boy: How deep in the top-soil do european earth-worms live?
Back home to cheeky as you cant
...the Bugle calls, and in strides Fact Boy through a plume of dry ice, like a halcyon days Meatloaf and arrests the worried minds of those who try to gain a fact a day and brings it on home. Inimitably.
What a guy.
Here's what Fact Boy has today:
- Hamelin Pool Marine Reserve in Western Australia, is one of the few places in the world where you can see living stromatolites. They are an example of the earliest record of life on earth. They provided the earth, way back in the day, with much of its oxygen, billions of years before plants even thought about existing. Thanks stromatolites, you cheeky oxygen giving fellas.
For those of you interested in the world of snacks and nibbly-bits you should read the following:
- Although the mighty peanut is the nut of choice for many people (including Fact Boy), it is not actually a nut; it's a legume. Eat them and feel rich in protein and essential amino acids. Easy on the salted though.
Roger that.
Another sterling perfomance from you, Fact Boy.
How does he do it? What's his secret? Can he keep us informed? Stay tuned for more.
He just keep 'em comin.
Fact.
In The Next Installment of Fact Boy: How deep in the top-soil do european earth-worms live?
Back home to cheeky as you cant
What's this Australia country then?
Who is this Fact Boy they all talk about?
His real identity is shrouded in mystery, who knows who he is, or how he came to be.
Some say he is the unfortunate result of a union between a village idiot and a tv weather girl.
Maybe he's a unicorn, say others.
Others claim he is to be feared for what he knows, maybe he just knows too much.
(Facts? You want the facts?! You can't handle the facts).
You'll not see him coming so don't bother trying. His presence is heralded by the proclamatory call of the Fact Bugle. Many a hill and dale has reveberated to this sweet sound as Fact Boy imparts another solid fact. Indubitably.
What can Fact Boy come up with?
Fact Boy was born with an intuition, to unearth those sought after gems of knowledge that illuminate any place he visits. Making it his business to find out what's what, his encyclopedic cerebrum operates on a shock and awe scale. The mind will boggle.
Listen to fact Boy.
It's for your own good.
What Fact Boy wants to tell you about Australia:
Over and out.
Roger that.
Back home to cheeky as you cant
His real identity is shrouded in mystery, who knows who he is, or how he came to be.
Some say he is the unfortunate result of a union between a village idiot and a tv weather girl.
Maybe he's a unicorn, say others.
Others claim he is to be feared for what he knows, maybe he just knows too much.
(Facts? You want the facts?! You can't handle the facts).
You'll not see him coming so don't bother trying. His presence is heralded by the proclamatory call of the Fact Bugle. Many a hill and dale has reveberated to this sweet sound as Fact Boy imparts another solid fact. Indubitably.
What can Fact Boy come up with?
Fact Boy was born with an intuition, to unearth those sought after gems of knowledge that illuminate any place he visits. Making it his business to find out what's what, his encyclopedic cerebrum operates on a shock and awe scale. The mind will boggle.
Listen to fact Boy.
It's for your own good.
What Fact Boy wants to tell you about Australia:
- it covers an area the size of Europe
- it is the world's largest island continent
- it is also the oldest, flattest and - with the exception of Antarctica - the driest place on earth
- There are over 7000 beaches and 8222 islands
- The highest mountain is the 2228 Mt. Kosciuszko in New South Wales
- The largest lake is Lake Eyre inSouth Australia , which is 9500 sq km
- For 65 000 years the continent was the preserve of around 600 groups of Aborigonal people.Theirs was the longest continuous occupation in human history.
- The British settled in 1778 and in the 200 years since has grown to a population of 20million people.
- Nearly 90% 0f the population cling to the coast, must be the clean sea air. The east coast is by far the most inhabited.
- 64% live in the cities of Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Darwin, Perth, Adelaide and good old Hobart.
- Aussie have more room. Population density is the lowest in the world. With an average of 2.5 Aussies per square kilometre. Let's go walkabout.
Over and out.
Roger that.
Back home to cheeky as you cant
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