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Fun and funny - Click ahead to find out some fun and funny facts about Australia's big things by guessing if these statements are true or false.

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True or false: - There was a petition started by some of the lewd landmark's fans with the idea to turn it into an artificial dive reef.

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True! - 'Save our schl*ng' was started by fans to campaign to keep the tower, with one of the ideas being an artificial dive reef.

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Fun fact - One devastated fan, YouTuber and comedian RobComRobCom, released a song in protest to the demolition called 'Save the Big P*nis'.

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True or false: - Bowen's Big Mango was legitimately stolen and held hostage for a large sum of money. It was only released after the ransom was paid.

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False - The Big Mango was taken in a hoax that fast-food chain Nando's orchestrated with help from the staff of Bowen's tourist information centre.

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Media frenzy - CCTV footage, photos and media releases were sent out to aid the media frenzy, but after no police report was issued and the Big Mango was found hidden in a nearby paddock, Nando's revealed they were responsible.

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True or false: - The Big Ned Kelly statue in Glenrowan, VIC immortalises the spot where the Kelly Gang used to stop for coffee in between heists.

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False - Glenrowan is the place where the Kelly Gang was finally stopped by brave townspeople and their police, and Kelly himself was captured.

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Hume Highway - The owners erected the statue in reaction to the Hume Highway being built and driving away business, according to The Courier.

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True or false: - The Big Banana in Coffs Harbour, NSW celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2017.

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False - The Big Banana was built in December of 1964, therefore celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2014.

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Banana complex - There is an entire tourist complex based on bananas with a banana-themed souvenir shop, ice skating, an indoor ski slope, and plantation tours.

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True or false: - Bundaberg's distillery made a Big Bottle o' Bundy for their centenary in 1988 with actual rum. They made a replica of the same bottle to put outside the new tourist centre in 2016.

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False - Although they did make a Big Bottle o' Bundy, it was only ever a statue, and no actual rum.

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Bundaberg's Big Rum Barrel - The first statue stood outside the old historic house, while the other stands outside the new tourist centre. 

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True or false: - The Big Pineapple of Woombye, QLD burnt down in 1978 during an attempted robbery.

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True - Burglars attempted to rob the tropical market and restaurant where the Big Pineapple was located and destroyed it by fire in the process.

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Open for business - After three months of rebuilding the market and restaurant, the Big Pineapple was again open for juicy business. 

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True or false: - Kingston's Big Red Lobster is known locally and affectionately as 'Larry'.

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True - 'Larry the Lobster' is the nickname for the Big Red Lobster in Kingston, SA.

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True or false: - The Big Merino of Goulburn, NSW is made of a steel frame and fibreglass.

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False - The Big Merino is made out of concrete. Fun fact: The Big Merino's nickname is 'Rambo'.

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True or false: - The Big Penguin is actually a large statue of a little penguin, also known as fairy penguin, that is located in the town of Penguin TAS.

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True - Penguin, TAS is home to the Big Penguin statue of a little penguin because these penguins frequent the shores close by.

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True or false: - Ballina's Big Prawn used to be white and tail-less.

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True - The Big Prawn in Ballina, VIC was once an attraction that sat atop a restaurant, with no room for a tail. Over time it faded to white, until it was moved and restored in 2012.

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True or false: - The Giant Koala in Dadswell Bridge, VIC is nicknamed 'Kevin the Koala'.

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False - The Giant Koala is actually nicknamed 'Sam the Koala'.

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True or false: - The 6m tall Big Boxing Crocodile is located in a place called Humpty Doo.

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True - The Big Boxing Crocodile is 6m tall and located in Humpty Doo, NT. It is in reference to the large croc population in the NT.

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True or false: - The Big Cane Toad is made solely out of paper mache and needs to be remoulded every time it rains.

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False - According to Mackay Region, The Big Cane Toad was first made out of paper mache in 1983, then later cast in fibreglass to become a statue in the town of Sarina, QLD.

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True or false: - The Big Galah in Kimba, SA was erected in 1988 and just celebrated its 30th anniversary.

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False - Kimba's Big Galah was erected in 1993 and is only 25 years old. 

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True or false: - 'The Public Purse' is an art piece along Melbourne's Bourke St Mall that was made for sitting on.

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True - Artist Simon Perry designed 'The Public Purse' to be a distinctive form of public seating made of red granite and stainless-steel.

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