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 * ... that Rugby union is considered the national sport of Fiji?
 * ... that in June 1995, the Fiji Meteorological Service became responsible for the prediction of tropical cyclones in the southwest Pacific Ocean?
 * ... that most of the Muslims in Fiji are descended from those brought to the islands from India as indentured labourers between 1879 and 1916?
 * ... that the Fiji Woodswallow (pictured) is highly aggressive to predators and will harass the much larger Fiji Goshawk and Peregrine Falcon?
 * ... that although the Collared Lory is only found in Fiji today, fossil evidence shows that it once existed in Tonga and was extirpated by human settlers?
 * ... that the Fiji Crested Iguana (pictured) was discovered when a scientist saw the lizard in the 1980 film Blue Lagoon?
 * ... that the Fiji government claims the entire U.S. zoo population of Fiji Banded Iguanas (pictured) are descended from illegally smuggled animals?
 * ... that Fiji has been contributing troops to United Nations peacekeeping operations around the world since 1978?
 * ... that although it is now endemic to Fiji, fossils attributed to the Fiji Goshawk have been found in Eua, Tonga?
 * ... that Pacnews stopped reporting on Fijian news rather than submit to government censorship in the wake of the 2009 Fijian constitutional crisis?
 * ... that in 2007, Fiji international goalkeeper Simione Tamanisau was prevented from playing in a FIFA World Cup qualifying match by the New Zealand authorities?
 * ... that the Clan Line ship SS Clan Matheson (1919) assisted in the eradication of the Coconut Moth from Fiji?
 * ... that Amnesty International has described Fiji's Essential National Industries (Employment) Decree 2011 as "a breathtaking abuse of fundamental rights"?
 * ... that the Peach Palm is being tested as a replacement to supply hearts of palm previously harvested from the Fiji Sago Palm, which became a threatened species due to Fiji's tourist industry?