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The capital of Australia, Canberra, means women’s breasts

When you first read the title of this fact what did you think? Bad attempt at being funny. or WTF is going on down there? 

Well, we can tell you that it really, really does mean that, even though it goes against the long-held belief that it means “meeting place” in the local aboriginal language. So how did it all go so wrong?

Canberra is unique to all other cities in Australia, being completely planned in design from the outset. It’s a relatively new city, with the design of the city being awarded to Chicago architects Walter Burley and Marion Mahony Griffin in 1911, with work beginning in 1913. 

Until it was completed the temporary seat of government, but not the capital was in Melbourne. This was part of the compromise for the location of the new capital. At the time Melbourne and Sydney were the largest cities (still are today), and both wanted to be the new nation’s capital. 

As a compromise Canberra was chosen as the location provided that it was at least 100 miles from Sydney, and Melbourne was the seat of government until the new city was ready. But what about that name?

Canberra as a word came from Kambera or Canberry which comes from the old Ngunnawal language of the local Aboriginal people. It was chosen because it was supposed to mean “meeting place,” which is certainly suitable for the seat of government. However, there was a little mistake in the translation.

Canberra means women’s breasts. This comes from the Ngunnawal name for the two opposing mountains nearby, Black Mountain and Mount Ainslie, which when combined form an image of breasts.

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Did you know.....

Both Celsius and Fahrenheit meet at -40 degrees

Celsius and Fahrenheit are two important temperature scales. The Fahrenheit scale is used primarily in the United States, while Celsius is used throughout the world. 

The two scales have different zero points, and the Celsius degree is bigger than the Fahrenheit.

However, there is one point on the Fahrenheit and Celsius scales where the temperatures in degrees are equal. This is -40 °C and -40 °F. 

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I probably should know this after working in the HVAC industry now for 43yrs!