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Thursday, January 12, 2006

Australia and Austria!!


Ok I have updated the Australia and the Austria sections. I really like the cool black shirts that have been added to each section. I think that people will like them both but the Australia one looks really good with the flag colors. I still think the $13.99 shirts in each section are the best value for the money though!

Some fun facts about Austria:

In 1477, the first diamond engagement ring was given to Mary of Burgundy by Archduke Maximillian of Austria.

Austria was the very first country to use postcards starting in 1869

The deepest cave in the world is the "Lamprechtsofen-Vogelshacht" cave which can be found in Salzburg, Austria. The cave is 5,354 feet deep.

Some Fun Facts about Australia:

A species of earthworm, "Megascolides australis," in Australia can grow up to fifteen feet in length.

The Australian Brown Snake's venom is so powerful that only 1/14,000th of on ounce is needed to kill a human being.

In Australia, the average person uses 876 gallons of water daily. In Switzerland they use only 77 gallons of water per person daily. ( This one is hard to believe!! )

The worlds tallest free fall rollercoaster is The Giant Drop located in Australia. The drops is 120 meters which is equivalent to a 39 storey building. ( Wow...I need to visit this one! )

The number of births that occur in India each year is higher than the entire population of Australia. ( I'm thinking one of these countries needs to have more sex! )

Anyway...go buy some flag items at My World Flags!!