10 fun facts about New Zealand

Hey Gentle reader, in honour of New Zealand's triumph at the Rugby world cup here is my top 10 fun filled facts about that beautiful country.

 

1. In 1996, a man broke into a New Zealand radio station and forced the DJ to play Rainbow Connection by Kermit the Frog.

http://edition.cnn.com/WORLD/fringe/9603/03-27/index.html

2. In 2006, an Australian tried to sell New Zealand on e-bay. Bidding reached $3000 before the auction was suspended.

3. The logo of the New Zealand air force is a Kiwi, which is a flightless bird.

 

4. New Zealand's "90 mile beach" is only 55 miles long.
 
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ninety_Mile_Beach,_New_Zealand

5. New Zealand was the first country to give women the vote.
 
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women%27s_suffrage_in_New_Zealand

6. The courts in New Zealand allowed a child to be named 
"Number 16 Bus Sheter". 
 

 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/7522952.stm

7. There are giant carniverous snails living on New Zealand.

   

8. New Zealand will deny people residency visas if they are overweight.

  http://www.foxnews.com/story/2007/11/17/new-zealand-denies-immigration-to-uk-wife-because-too-fat.html

9. The worlds steepest street is in Dunedin, New Zealand. 
Baldwin Street has a 38 degree gradient.

 
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baldwin_Street

10. 

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