Australia is a beautiful place. I have never been there, but the Travel Channel tells me it is. The Travel Channel never lies.
Australia is also the single most venomous place in the known universe. I am not kidding. Watch the Discovery Channel or Animal Planet. They always run those Top Ten lists (Top Ten Things That Will Eat You, Top Ten Things That Attack in the Night, Top Ten Things That Crawl Up Your Nose When You Are Sleeping). On any of the Most Poisonous lists, Australia has at least half of the animals.
Case in point: The Duck Billed Platypus is venomous. I am not kidding. The males have a spur on their hind leg which can deliver a painful sting. They use this sting to escape from predators and extort money from tourists. They have to, otherwise they cannot afford smokes.
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