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...that a replica of the HMB Endeavour (pictured), the ship sailed by James Cook in his first discovery voyage to the Pacific Ocean, exists in Cooktown harbour?
...that the Christian mission founded by Florence Young on her brothers’ sugar plantation in Queensland led her to make annual trips to the Solomon Islands for twenty years?
...that the Queensland Court of Disputed Returns once heard an election dispute from a person who claimed that the Queensland Government was unconstitutional but who still wished to be elected to it?
...that in order to stem a population decline a "dollar block" promotion was held in the Queensland town of Jandowae where 38 parcels of land were sold for one dollar each?

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...that although the first specimen of the smallmouth scad (pictured), a tropical fish endemic to northern Australia, was already taken in 1984 and deposited in the Queensland Museum, it was not officially named until 1987?
...that the father of cricketer Peter Burge had to resign from Queensland's selection committee when his son was being discussed for selection?
...that former Queensland Health Minister Leisha Harvey served five months in prison for misappropriation of public funds during her tenure?
...that the Queensland town of Thangool produces over 60% of the Australian market for squab?

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...that the Australian lamington cake is believed to have been named after Charles Cochrane-Baillie, 2nd Baron Lamington (pictured), the then-Governor of Queensland?
...that despite not being released as a single, Brisbane band Powderfinger's "These Days" topped the Triple J Hottest 100 in 1999?
...that Graham Perrett, the Australian House of Representatives member for Moreton, was accused of calling rival Gary Hardgrave a "racist" during the 2007 election campaign?
...that the Solomon Islander Peter Ambuofa, who had converted to Christianity while working on a sugar plantation in Queensland, was left to starve by his own relatives when he returned home?

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... that Sir Littleton Groom (pictured), former Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives, was the tenth-longest serving federal Parliamentarian in Australia?
...that former Queensland House of Assembly member Tom Veivers was an Australian test cricketer?
...that Emma Crawford was described as "the principal benefactress" of the Anglican Diocese of Brisbane for her work in establishing several religious schools?
...that Queensland's Tilt Train which operates on the North Coast railway line is the fastest train in Australia?

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... that Mount Bellenden Ker, Queensland's second highest peak, holds the record for the highest rainfall in a calendar year of 12,461 mm in 2000?
...that Lamington National Park contains the most northern stand of Antarctic Beech in Australia?
...that Urangan Pier (pictured) which was built between 1913 and 1917, originally to a length of 1107 metres, served as an extension to the Hervey Bay railway line?
... that the Queensland Ambulance Service is the fourth-largest ambulance service in the world?

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... that the sands on Whitehaven Beach (pictured) were brought to the beach via prevailing sea currents over millions of years?
...that two-headed fish larvae were found in the Noosa River?
...that Quentin Bryce former Governor of Queensland and previous Governor-General of Australia was the seventh women to be admitted to the Queensland bar?
...that the Blackall Range became the third place in Queensland after Noosa and Port Douglas, to be declared a state icon?

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... that the Bremer River served as an important navigation route for the towns of Ipswich and Brisbane?
...that when the Tower of Terror II (pictured) at Dreamworld opened on 23 January 1997, it was the tallest and fastest roller coaster in the world?
...that the extinct Gastric-brooding frog genus was unique because it contained the only two known frog species that incubated the prejuvenile stages of their offspring in the stomach of the mother?
... that the University of Queensland is the oldest university in Queensland?

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...that the town of Killarney was hit by a destructive tornado on Saturday 23 November 1968, which destroyed many buildings?
...that the Windorah Solar Farm uses five concentrated solar dishes each containing 112 square mirrors which sit atop 13 m masts and can rotate 360°?
...that Wivenhoe Dam (pictured) is home to the vulnerable Queensland lungfish?
...that Stanthorpe holds the record for the lowest temperature recorded in Queensland at -10.6 °C on 23 June 1961?

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...that the largest island on the Great Barrier Reef is Hinchinbrook Island? (pictured)
...that the highest ever peak demand for electricity in Queensland was 8,891 MW and occurred on 18 January 2010?
...that Lockyer Creek and its tributaries cover nearly one quarter of the Brisbane River catchment?
...that the 2004 Palm Island death in custody of Mulrunji led to the first trial of an Australian police officer for a death in custody?

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...that as part of the defence of South East Queensland during the Second World War, fortifications were constructed on Bribie Island? (pictured)
...that the use of registered go cards allows the Queensland Police Service to track the movements of users?
...that Lakefield National Park has Queensland's largest concentration of crocodiles, both fresh and saltwater?
...that Kogan Creek Power Station houses the largest single unit electric generator in Australia?

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...that a central state-based authority to coordinate the generation and distribution of electrical power in Queensland was not established until 1938?
...that the Sheng Neng 1's impact on the Great Barrier Reef in 2010 created the reef's longest known grounding scar?
...that Dunk Island (pictured) is the largest island in the Family Islands and was named by Captain James Cook on the 8 June 1770?
...that the Georgina River has a catchment which is roughly the same size as the state of Victoria but only has a mean annual flow of about 0.7 km³?

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...from the Brisbane Centre at Brisbane Airport, Airservices Australia manages the airspace over the northern half of Australia, representing 5% of the world’s total airspace?
...that the first female police officers of the Queensland Police were inducted in 1931?
...that goats left by early survey vessel mariners and the early guano vessels on Lady Musgrave Island were finally removed in 1974?
...that the Coat of arms of Queensland (pictured) includes a shield containing representations of Queensland's most abundant industries?

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...that the Teviot Range derives its name from the River Teviot in Scotland and was named by Allan Cunningham in 1828?
...that in 2009, Wet'n'Wild Water World (pictured) had more than 1 million visitors, making it the most visited water park in the country?
...that at the time of his retirement in 2007, Peter Beattie was the longest-serving state premier in the country?
...that the name of the Brisbane suburb Moggill is derived from the Aboriginal word 'Magil', meaning water dragon?

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...that at age 16, Billy Slater (pictured) was working in Sydney as a roustabout for the racehorse trainer, Gai Waterhouse?
...that the 283 metre high Vision Brisbane skyscraper was put on hold and then cancelled due to the late-2000s financial crisis?
...that the name for The Veronicas came from a character in the movie Heathers played by Winona Ryder?
...that despite inhabiting the Whitsunday Islands and coastal regions of Queensland from at least 7000 BC until 1870, there is no archaeological evidence of the Ngaro people?

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...that Wayne Bennett, an Australian professional rugby league football coach and former player, had a reputation for almost never smiling?
...that although Brisbane City Hall (pictured) was officially opened on 8 April 1930, it had been partially occupied since 1927?
...that the Clem Jones Tunnel in Brisbane has Queensland's highest concentration of fixed speed detection devices?
...that the Capricorn Coast is home to a large South Sea Islander population, who are descendents of people indentured, often against their will, to work the sugar cane farms in the 1890s?

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...that Innisfail (pictured) was once named Geraldton but in 1910 was renamed to avoid confusion with the town of the same name in Western Australia?
...that the BuzzSaw SkyLoop roller coaster features the tallest inversion in the Southern Hemisphere and the second highest inversion worldwide of its type?
...that the clock in the South Brisbane Town Hall, installed in 1904, was the first electrically-driven clock in Australia?
...that LGBT rights in Queensland were advanced when civil partnerships became legal for same-sex couples from 23 February 2012?

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...that the Gas Stripping Tower (pictured) in West End, Brisbane is only one its kind in Australia?
...that the 2014 G-20 Brisbane summit security arrangements included the largest police operation in Australia's history?
...that the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital is the largest hospital in Queensland?
...that Cape Melville has been described as a "lost world" where several animal species have existed in an isolated section of rainforest for millions of years?

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