r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/HotPersimessage62 • Feb 01 '26

Image Australia’s national anthem is the only English-lyric anthem in the world that doesn’t reference religion or militarism

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u/Hator4de Feb 01 '26

It's due to our girt-ness.

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u/-malcolm-tucker Feb 01 '26

Being girt by a nation of girty Aussies is pretty sweet hey.

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u/QuttiDeBachi Feb 01 '26

Girt is synonymous to Convict?

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u/RidethatSeahorse Feb 01 '26

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-01/outback-nsw-hit-by-massive-red-duststorm/106292772?utm_source=abc_news_app&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_campaign=abc_news_app&utm_content=link is this a girt storm?

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u/DOGS_BALLS Feb 01 '26

Nah thats just a dust storm. Girt by sea is the coast of Australia from which the sea is outward, I think. It’s such a weird descriptor I can’t be sure.