20 Fun Facts About Germany
1. Germans are the second largest beer consumers in the world, after the Irish (of course).
2. Beer is officially considered a food in Bavaria.
3. Michael Ballack does not like beer.
4. Germany is Europe’s largest economy.
5. Germany is the first country to adopt Daylight Saving Time (DST) in 1916.
6. 2% of Germans do not own cell phones.
7. Gummy bears were invented by a German.
8. There are also bread museums.
9. There are 35 dialects of the German language.
10. The Wittelsbachs ruled Bavaria for 738 years.
11. Munich is further north than any major US city (excluding Alaska).
12. German is the official language of 5 countries: Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Luxembourg and Liechtenstein. It is also spoken in Northern Italy and the French provinces of Alsace and Lorraine.
13. The balcony of the hotel Michael Jackson dangled his son over is in Berlin.
14. While it is called Oktoberfest, it actually starts in Steptember.
15. The first Oktoberfest was a wedding celebration for Prince Ludwig of Bavaria.
16. The most popular German surname (Nachname) is Müller.
17. Chancellor Angela Merkel has a Barbie doll made after her.
18. Historically, Germany was known as the Holy Roman Empire, the Kingdom of Prussia, and the Weimar Republic.
19. 31% of the country has been kept with forests and woodlands, with Hesse having the most.
20.There are over 300 kinds of bread in Germany.
20 Fun Facts About Germany
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