Video - The Quirky World of Australia

Did you know that Australia is home to some of the quirkiest facts in history? For instance, in 1932, the country declared war on emus. Yes, you heard that right. The Great Emu War saw soldiers armed with machine guns trying to control the emu population, but the birds won! In another curious event, Australia's national airline, Qantas, once served a flight where the passengers outnumbered the crew by just one person. Talk about a cozy flight! And if you think kangaroos are just cute and bouncy, think again. Kangaroos outnumber humans in Australia by almost double. If you ever visit, watch out—they might just take over! Also, Australia is the only country that’s also a continent, and it's so vast that it has three time zones. Feeling jet-lagged already? And here's a fun one: the platypus, one of Australia's native animals, is so strange that when it was first sent to British scientists, they thought it was a hoax. Unbelievable, right? What's the weirdest fact you've heard about Australia? Drop it in the comments!