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Victoria Falls, one of the 7 natural wonders of the world is only a 1 hour flight from Johannesburg.
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216 metres the Bloukrans Bridge bungy jump is the world’s highest commercial jump.
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South Africa is the first African country to host the Soccer World Cup.
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Capetonians refer to the southeaster wind as the “Cape Doctor” because it “blows away” pollution and “cleans” the air. Out of sight, out of mind?
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About half of the world´s gold is produced in South Africa.
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Cape Town's famous Table Mountain was first floodlit in 1947 for the Royal Visit by Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip.
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South Africa has three capitals: Cape Town, Pretoria, and Bloemfontein, however, Johannesburg is the most important economic, industrial and cultural center.
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South Africa has the oldest meteor scar in the world, called the Vredefort Dome.
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Blyde River Canyon is the third largest canyon in the world but the largest green one.
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The only street in the world to house two Nobel Peace prize winners is in Soweto where Nelson Mandela and Archbishop Desmond Tutu each have houses in Vilakazi Street.
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The world’s first heart transplant was done in South Africa in 1967 by South African Dr Chris Barnard.
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The South African butterflyfish is the only butterflyfish species to be found in both the Indian (warm) and the Atlantic (cold) oceans.
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South Africa is the sole producer of the Mercedes Benz, C Class, right hand drive vehicles.
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South Africa is 5 times the size of Japan and three times the size of Texas.
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South Africa is the only country in the world to voluntarily abandon its nuclear weapons programme.
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There are more than 275 000 windmills on farms across South Africa, second in number only to Australia.
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The world’s largest diamond was the Cullinan, found in South Africa in 1905 it weighed 3,106.75 carats uncut.
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South Africa has the largest hydro-electric power tunnel system in the world.
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Afrikaans is the youngest official language in the world – it is approximately 90 - 100 years old.
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South Africa's national flower is the protea.
