Маленькая книга фактов об Австралии: Увлекательные вещи, о которых вы никогда не знали о земле «внизу»

Australia is older, stranger, and more surprising than almost anywhere else on Earth — and most people have barely scratched the surface. In this little book, you'll find 100 surprising facts about Australia, one page at a time. Discover the Melbourne scientist who invented the black box flight recorder after losing his own father in a plane crash — and how Australian authorities ignored his prototype for years. Find out why an entire military campaign against emus ended in official retreat, why wombats are the only animals on Earth to produce cube-shaped droppings, and how the wireless networking technology inside every WiFi device in the world came from Australia's national science agency. From the 65,000-year-old culture of the First Nations peoples to the tectonic plate moving fast enough to make GPS coordinates go wrong, from the wine cask invented in Adelaide to the word "selfie" coined on an Australian internet forum, every page holds something genuinely unexpected. Short enough to read in a sitting, surprising enough to share with everyone you know, The Little Book of Australia Facts is the perfect companion for long flights, gift bags, coffee tables, and curious minds everywhere. Written by Jonah Keene and published by The FACTory Press — also look for The Little Book of Texas Facts in the same series. The perfect gift for: Australians at home and abroad · travellers planning their first or fifteenth trip Down Under · trivia lovers · anyone who thought they already knew Australia.