- After phasing out the Australian 1 and 2 cent coins in 1991, they were melted down and used in the Sydney 2000 Olympics as Bronze Medals
- The world’s longest mail run is from Cairns to Cape York, a distance of 1,450 km which is flown daily in 9 hours with 10 stops
- If all the shells on the Sydney Opera House were combined, they would form a perfect sphere
- Canberra, Australia’s capital, was built specifically because both Sydney and Melbourne wanted the honor
- Sydney is home to the deepest natural harbor in the world
- Australia’s ‘dingo fence’ is the longest fence in the world and about twice as long as the Great Wall of China
- The Sydney Harbor Bridge, the largest steel arch bridge in the world, is referred to as the ‘Coat Hanger’ by the locals
