FACTS YOU MAY NOT KNOW...

The top 3 designer/engineers in motorsport are from SA!

Ferarri’s (F1) head designer
Maclaren’s (F1) head designer
Ducatti’s head designer

Pratley Putty made by a South African was used in space

South Africa has the largest, longest surviving bottlenose dolphin in captivity - Gambit, who lives at the Durban aquarium (now uShaka)

South Africa is the country with the highest probability of being shot dead whilst in a shopping mall.

South Africa has the longest bungy jump in the world

South Africa has the biggest open-mine hole in Kimberly

South Africa has the longest mine shaft in the world

The host of the biggest world telescope

The only country with eleven official languages

The first African country to host football world cup

The first African country to legalise same sex marriages

The first African in space

Country with one of the most BMW’s in the world.

The first heart transplant

The first automatic microwave to sell popcorn

The first automatic pool cleaning unit