15 Facts About Your Aussie Friends You Never Knew Before

#1 The poisonous animal thing is WAY overplayed.

Maybe one or two deaths from snakebites occur each year, out of the thousands of reported bites. It's not as terrifying as it seems.

#2 Mosquitos actually ARE as bad as you've heard

#3 The country is still technically ruled by the Queen of England, despite the fact that's clearly just for show.

#4 Australians actually make the world's biggest gamblers, averaging more than $1100 per person .

#5 Same goes with sharks.

One fatal shark attack per year, compared to the hundreds people imagine.

#6 Australians actually do air dry clothes.

#7 Australian bacon is more like Canadian than American bacon.

#8 People definitely flock to the coast when looking for places to live.

#9 There really aren't any guns in Australia.

And naturally, there haven't been any mass shootings since they got rid of them. Why isn't everyone doing this...?

#10 Australians make their money in creative ways...

#11 There's kangaroo and emu meat galore in Australian grocery stores.

#12 In ALL of Australia, not just its major city, there are only 23 million people.

#13 They rock the half flush.

#14 Australians drive on the opposite side of the road as Americans, much like Europeans.

#15 There's no tipping down in Australia.