Please tell me anything interesting about Germany?

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Paula

First of all @ Amanda: Not funny.
Go back to play with your barbies.

Germany produces more than 5,000 varieties of beer.

The first German car to be built solely outside of Germany is the BMW Z3.

Bernd Eilts, a German artist, turns dried cow manure into wall clocks and small sculptures.

In World War II, the German submarine U-120 was sunk by a malfunctioning toilet.

The name Vaseline is a combination of the German word for water, wasser, and the Greek word for olive oil, elaion.

The word snorkel comes from the German word Schnorchel, which was a tube used by German submarine crews in WWII.

Germany is made up of the North German Plain, the Central German Uplands (Mittelgebirge), and the Southern German Highlands.

Germany's major rivers are the Danube, the Elbe, the Oder, the Weser, and the Rhine.

Cologne water, a mildly perfumed toilet water also known as eau de Cologne, is made in Cologne, Germany.

Germany was the first European country to establish a system for health insurance for its workers in 1888.

The coffee filter was invented by Melitta Bentz, in Germany in 1908.

The Federal states that comprise Germany are: Baden-Wuerttemberg (capital: Stuttgart), Bavaria (capital: Munich), Berlin (3.45), Brandenburg (capital: Potsdam), Bremen, Hamburg, Hesse (capital: Wiesbaden), Lower Saxony (capital: Hanover), Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (capital:Schwerin), North Rhine-Westphalia (capital: Duesseldorf), Rhineland-Palatinate (capital: Mainz),Saarland (capital: Saarbruecken), Saxony (capital: Dresden), Saxony-Anhalt (capital: Magdeburg), Schleswig-Holstein (capital: Kiel), Thuringia (capital: Erfurt).

Germany's most important natural resources are iron ore, coal, timber, copper, natural gas, salt.

Germany's major cities are Berlin 3,477,900, Hamburg 1,703,800, Munich 1,251,100, Cologne 963,300 and Frankfurt 656,200.

The Zugspitze in the Bavarian Alps near the Austrian border is 9,720 ft in elevation and is Germany's highest mountain

Grunt

It is super clean even the low income areas look better then some upper middle class areas in the states.16 is the legal age to buy Beer 18 for liquor & there doesnt seem to be a real problem with teenage drinking I guess because its no big deal if you can do it.Public Transportation you can get to any town by Train if not you can catch a Bus from the nearest Train station.Everything is pretty much closed on Sunday & this is when Familys get together & have coffee & cake & then go for a Sunday walk ya on Sunday you will see People walking all over the place.Shopping you have to pay for your bags & bag your own stuff.

sportsfan4eva

people in germany love talking about the wall but do NOT like talking about Hitler or Nazis, although there are NeoNazis who are people that are still nazis .
germany-at least berlin- is not as clean as everyone says
most people speak english and english is used by buisinesses to advertise and some english words are actually used and dont have a german translation like rap, disco and words like that

hope this helps you, i know its not a lot

flashgo9

if you would like to compile things on germany these sites are sure to help:
http://www.germany-tourism.de
http://www.germany-tourism.co.uk
http://www.cometogermany.com
http://travel.yahoo.com/p-travelguide-191501743-germany_vacations-i

glad to help!
thakn u

Mr_Arab

Germany make good Cars! Mereceds Benz

nadadime

I lived in Germany for over 3 years. I always found the castles and the ruins interesting.

smile

worlds largest wine casket is in heidleberg

there are many castles

beer

huge peace movement there in the last few years

german reggee is pretty good

Many -if not most- germans speak more than one language

the autobons (highways) have NO speed limit

very very cute little towns

beautiful countryside

many half-timbered houses

Berlin has a large hippie following

Frankfurt has a regional alcoholic drink called appelwine that tastes almost like cider

there are cute christmas festivals and booths in different towns and cities (the one in frankfurt is adorable)

seriously, almost everyone speaks english

gothic cathedrals

so much more, go wikipedia "germany" or something