Random Facts about your country

My country is placed 6th on the list of countries with the most alcohol consumption, beating countries like Russia by quite a margin.

Knowing several people who drink a lot I'm inclined to believe the statistics, I'm not sure where this thinking is coming from but a lot of people here believe its cool to drink oneself into a stupor and sharing drunken stories about them getting wasted next day. One of my neighbors even had to be hospitalized for two weeks because he as so wrecked from alcohol, and he is the same age as me. Most men my age get completely drunk every weekend, to the point they piss and shit themselves.

For a guy who drinks 2-3 beers / week just for the taste all this seems very weird. But the drinking culture is part of my country.

Supposedly being cleanshaven caught on as a way to ensure you properly mounted your gas mask.

At least in the US.

There has to be a minimum of 6 ravens in residence at the Tower of London at all times.
This measure was introduced by Charles II who believed that should the number of ravens fall below that threshold, the tower would fall and the monarchy would collapse.

New Jersey (where I live) has the highest population density in the U.S. ~1200 per square mile (~467 per km2)

Sounds like Wales 

Oooooo, close! The only difference is we don't get romantically involved with our food.

What, not even the six dead guys?! How rude!!


Fanta was actually developed in my country as an emergency solution to the trade embargo during/after WWII, which hindered the import of Coca Cola syrup

A random fact that's true for both my home country (my part of it anyway) and adopted home country: someone calling you a cunt doesn't necessarily mean you're a cunt, you gotta listen for context.

For instance, "Hey cunt!" is a friendly greeting.
On the other hand, "Hey! Cunt!" means you're a cunt.

This is true lol. But you're more likely to hear "how's it going, cunt?" than "G'Day" as a greeting...or I just happen to live in a really bogan part of Brisbane. Which I do.

That's a trap, people.



Dem aussies just wanna lure you into their country to sacrifice you so their wildlife would spare them.