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Australia Is the World's Happiest Country — Where Does the USA Rank?

Drew Weisholtz — Fri, 31 May 2013 13:33:46 +0000

Every day is a g’day in Australia. The people from Down Under will be tickled pink to learn that their nation has been named the happiest country in the world for the third consecutive year. The Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development created its list by crunching the numbers for 230 developed countries, including data [...]

16 Photos of Quokkas, aka Your New Favorite Animal

Emerald Catron — Wed, 08 May 2013 20:38:03 +0000

If you’re anything like us, right now you’re probably mentally screaming, “WHAT? What is this?!! How have I never seen this adorable creature anymore?” Don’t feel too bad — it’s a quokka, and it lives primarily on some islands off the coast of Australia, and is currently listed as being a “vulnerable” animal. So it’s [...]

Enter This Crazy Australian Contest To Win One of 6 Ridiculously Awesome Jobs

Drew Weisholtz — Sun, 10 Mar 2013 15:00:24 +0000

Unless your business card says “Professional Hot Fudge Sundae Tester” or “Member of LeBron James’ Entourage,” odds are you don’t have one of the best jobs in the world. The good people of Australia want to change that, though. The country has announced a new contest called “Best Jobs in the World,” in which six [...]

Crater From World's Third Largest Asteroid Found In Australia

Mike Adams — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 15:00:57 +0000

After witnessing some of the damage that a dinner table-sized meteor did last week after crashing into central Russia, imagine the magnitude of destruction that would have occurred if that flaming rock was the length of 18 football fields. Now stop imagining, because scientists say it happened. Scientists recently discovered the impact zone of a [...]

Toddler Hatching Killer Snakes in His Wardrobe is Just One More Reason We're Not Procreating

Jackie Mancini — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 14:00:36 +0000

Aren’t children precious? Like most 3-year-olds, Kyle Cumming in Australia is an avid collector of dangerous, terrible things. You know how kids have a knack for finding the dirtiest, most dangerous thing on the ground, and depositing it directly into their mouths? Well instead of chewing on the eggs of the Eastern Brown Snake that [...]

Backdrift? Strong Winds Cause Waterfalls in Australia to Flow Bizarrely Backwards [VIDEO]

Jeremy Taylor — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 15:42:19 +0000

It’s been a battle of the elements in Australia this week, where wind gusts moving at 75 miles per hour were so strong they forced waterfalls in the Sydney area to flow upward. Sydney was recently dumped with a month’s worth of rain in day, causing rivers to overflow, and making waterfalls more susceptible to [...]

Craziest (Australian) Football Catch Ever? [VIDEO]

Jeremy Taylor — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 21:02:26 +0000

In American football, climbing up on your opponent’s shoulders to make a catch will get you flagged. In Australian football, the move, executed by player Andrew Walker, is being lauded as the play of the year.

Walker, of the Carlton Football Club, and his piggy-back ride of catch have to be seen to be believed — check out the clip below:

Naked Australian Man Streaks Through Weather Report! [VIDEO]

Jordan Breindel — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 14:30:58 +0000

We don’t know what it is exactly, but Australia has been having its fair share of great news bloopers recently. This video of a streaker running behind a 9News weatherman as he reports on the bitter cold temperatures in the mountain town of Katoomba (about 60 miles west of Sydney) is no exception. Be sure to pay close attention though: It’s a quick streak and if you blink, you might miss it. In fact, given how cold it is, you might still miss “it” if he were standing there, stark naked, right in front of you. There’s also a part of us that wonders if most Australians would even bat an eye at this sort of thing because if you’ve ever seen one of those “World’s Funniest Commercial” specials, all the naked ones are from Australia.

Where All the Men at? The Women of Australia are Left Feeling Lonely

Jack FM Staff — Sun, 12 Jun 2011 15:57:56 +0000

Finding your true love has always been a difficult feat, but female singles in Australia’s busy metropolitan areas are facing an extreme case of the lonelies. The reason: a lack of eligible men. Cities like Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane are undergoing what’s being referred to as a “man drought,” forcing young twenty and thirtysomething women [...]

The 100 Meter Flash Begins!

Nicole Sabuda — Mon, 02 May 2011 02:17:55 +0000

Get excited: The annual nude Olympics are set to take place this weekend in Australia’s Noosa National Park.

Over 500 athletes will compete in traditional Olympic events like the marathon and the 100-meter dash, as well as nude Olympic exclusive events like the best butt competition and conga lines.