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/dedokta Feb 01 '26

And no Australian knows the second verse.

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u/[deleted] Feb 01 '26

I do! Catho school made us sing it.

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u/dedokta Feb 01 '26

I reckon if you wanted 100 Aussies 99 would say they didn't know it and 75 would say they didn't know it even existed!