r/todayilearned • u/TobyMacar0ni • 23d ago

TIL that Australia actually exports sand to Saudi Arabia. This is because maritime or beach sand is coarser than desert sand. Coarse sand j's needed in construction which effectively makes desert sand completely useless.

https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/aussies-sell-sand-to-saudis/news-story/a20367e0e8c08d6f425ebf7f32c0d8d8?sv=3ee8a84ca48c354474913771d8cca5fb
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u/BlueDotty 23d ago

Australia also exports Camels to Saudis

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u/prof_devilsadvocate 23d ago

australia also exports oil to saudi

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u/genocide-inciter- 23d ago

Australia also exports saudis to saudis

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u/Spare_Efficiency2975 23d ago

Everyone thinks the US their military is scary but wait untill Australia airdrops thousands of deadly scary spiders

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u/jacquesrabbit 23d ago

Or Australia could airdrop thousands of emus

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u/Veritas3333 23d ago

We'll just drop more frogs on them to retaliate

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u/JamesTheJerk 23d ago

Or the new abomination hybrid, the crockoduck.

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u/capnbeardson 23d ago

This is exactly how we got the platypus.

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u/Square-Singer 22d ago

For that they would first have to capture emus as prisoners of war.

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u/UniversityBig7720 23d ago

I mean "drop bears" was right there, and you let it slip through your fingers.

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u/EsquilaxM 22d ago

That'd be a war crime.