Today, we are taking a tour through the Third Rei...ehh, Germany!!!
This country is not only interesting for it's history, but also for it's culture, the people, and traditions that have lived on for centuries!
Many of our admins/players are from Germany, most known are Heady and CatsyLady!
Shout out to them, and maybe they could add on this, if they find an interesting fact also, the next country on the list after this will be GREECE, so stay tuned! Let's begin!
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GERMANY
Population: 81.89 million (2012)
Capital: Berlin
*Germans are the second largest beer consumers in the world, after the Irish (of course).
*Chancellor Angela Merkel has a Barbie doll made after her.
*There are over 300 kinds of bread in Germany.
*Gummy bears were invented by a German.
*65% of the Autobahn (highway) has no speed limit.
*The longest word published in the German language is Donaudampfschifffahrtselektrizitätenhauptbetriebswerkbauunterbeamtengesellschaft (79 letters). Try saying that five times fast.
*There are over 150 castles in Germany.
*Adidas was founded by the Bavarian, Adolf “Adi”Dassler.
*His other brother, Rudolf Dassler founded Puma.
*Holocaust denial is a crime in Germany.
*The world’s narrowest street is in Reutlingen. It is called Spreuerhofstrasse and is 31 cm (one foot) wide at its narrowest point.
*In World War II, a German sub was sunk by a broken toilet.
*Germans answer the phone with their surname instead of Hello.
*The Oktoberfest is the most pompously celebrated festival. The festival is celebrated in the last week of September instead of October.
That about does it for this country, as i said, the next country after this will be Greece, and i will do it later today!
Also, i mean't to offend no German or Germany as a country itself, with these facts.
No Germans were harmed in the making of this list...maybe some jews
And ofc, some images at the end: