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DID YOU KNOW Germans are the second largest beer consumers in the world, after the Irish (of course). _____________________________________________________ Beer is officially considered a food in Bavaria. ____________________________________________________ Michael Ballack does not like beer. _____________________________________________________ Germany is Europe’s largest economy. _______________________________________________________ The most popular German surname (Nachname) is Müller. _______________________________________________________ Chancellor Angela Merkel has a Barbie doll made after her. ______________________________________________________ Historically, Germany was known as the Holy Roman Empire, the Kingdom of Prussia, and the Weimar Republic. ______________________________________________________ 31% of the country has been kept with forests and woodlands, with Hesse having the most. _____________________________________________________ There are over 300 kinds of bread in Germany. _____________________________________________________ There are also bread museums. _______________________________________________________ There are 35 dialects of the German language. _______________________________________________________ The Wittelsbachs ruled Bavaria for 738 years. _______________________________________________________ Munich is further north than any major US city (excluding Alaska). _______________________________________________________ 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. _______________________________________________________ Germany is the first country to adopt Daylight Saving Time (DST) in 1916. _______________________________________________________ 2% of Germans do not own cell phones. _______________________________________________________ Gummy bears were invented by a German. _______________________________________________________ The balcony of the hotel Michael Jackson dangled his son over is in Berlin. _____________________________________________________ While it is called Oktoberfest, it actually starts in September. The first Oktoberfest was a wedding celebration for Prince Ludwig of Bavaria.
Posted on: Wed, 20 Nov 2013 10:59:58 +0000

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