February 5th, 2017

Bob Hawke set a world record in the 1950s, sculling 2.5 pints of beer in 11 seconds. He later became the Prime Minster of Australia.

Bonus:

The national anthems of India, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka were all written (or in Sri Lanka's case, inspired) by the same person: poet Rabindranath Tagore.

Bonus 2:
In New Zealand, sandals are sometimes called jandals.

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