I leave you with curious facts about Germany, one of the most powerful countries in the world, with more political history and also one of the most striking for its peculiar customs and traditions.
It is not only known by F1 drivers like Michael Schumacher or Sebastian Vettel, teams like the German national soccer team or its multi-million dollar car brands like Mercedes, Audi or BMW.
There are also many other curiosities that not everyone knows. Do you know why the Adidas brand is called like that? Or what cars are usually used as taxis? In this list we give you those incredible data and many more that will leave you speechless.
1- Dieter Schwarz, the founder of the Lidl supermarket chain, has a net worth of 37,000 million euros.
2- The highest point in Germany is on the Zugspitze mountain, with almost 3,000 meters of altitude.
3- The Grimm brothers' tales were inspired by the Black Forest, where the largest German national park is located.
4- 41 places in Germany are considered world heritage by UNESCO.
5- The first printed book was made in Germany by Gutenberg, in the year 1455.
6- In Germany there are around 5,000 different types of beer.
7- 34 million homes have television, 90% of which have a cable or satellite subscription.
8- 13 German universities are among the top 200 best in the world.
9- The YouTube channel DW belongs to the international public channel of Germany.
10- Germany is the member of the European Union with the most inhabitants with more than 83 million.
11- The Oktoberfest is a festival celebrated every year in Munich since 1810. Only beers that meet the purity standards can be served here.
12- 19% of its residents are foreigners or have a foreign origin.
13- Christianity is the main religion of the country, being practiced by 48 million people.
14- The former pope of the Catholic Church, Benedict XVI, was born in Bavaria.
15- 33% of the population consider that they do not profess any religion.
16- Although German is the official language, native languages such as Danish, Sorbian, Romany and Frisian are also recognized.
17- About 180 million people in the world speak German.
18- In the European Union, 90 million people have German as their main language.
19- It is the second country with the most migration in the world, only surpassed by the United States.
20- They usually eat meat in the form of a sausage.
21- The Germans have more than 300 types of bread.
22- Although the national drink is beer, they also consume a lot of wine.
23- Although the consumption of beer per person is decreasing, it is estimated that they drink an average of 116 liters per year.
24- The intake of soft drinks is below the European average. But, the consumption of fruit juice is one of the highest.
25- In 2005, it is estimated that German people invested 58 billion euros in international travel.
26- He signed the Kyoto Protocol and is a member of NATO, the UN, the G4 and G7 nations.
27- He was the host of the Soccer World Cup in 2006.
28- He has hosted the Olympic Games three times.
29- The German team has won four World Cups and three European Cups.
30- The most successful Formula 1 driver in history is the German Michael Schumacher.
31- Mercedes-Benz, Audi, Porsche, BMW, Volkswagen are some German car brands.
32- The Chancellor of Germany, Angela Merkel, is among the 5 most powerful people in the world since 2010.
33- Angela Merkel has a Barbie inspired by her image and likeness.
34- It is the largest economy in Europe and the fourth in the world according to nominal GDP.
35- It is among the countries with the greatest socio-economic differences. Much of this is because basic services are privatized.
36- Annually, it allocates the third highest budget destined to help in world development.
37- In Germany there is the narrowest street in the world, which measures 31 centimeters at its lowest point.
38- The Berlin Zoological Garden has a variety of species from all over the planet.
39- Berlin has 1,700 bridges. Interestingly, Venice only has 409.
40- Some Germanic tribes in southern Germany already drank beer from the 6th century BC. C.
41- The first brewing company was founded in the year 766 of our era in the monastery of San Galo.
42- The first Oktoberfest was celebrated during the wedding of Prince Ludwig of Bavaria in 1810.
43- Adolf and Rudolf Dassler were two German brothers with a great rivalry. The first founded the Adidas shoe brand and the second Puma.
44- Germany is one of the countries with the most zoos in Europe.
45- The tradition of the Christmas tree has its origin in Germany.
46- The Biergärten are terraces where beer is served as the main product.
47- Approximately 65% of its highways do not have speed limits.
48- It is the nation that has the most soccer clubs in the world.
49- The Beatles' career began in the city of Hamburg. Interestingly, 3 of its members were deported from the nation.
50- The hamburgers owe their name to a German city, since it was said that they had an “American steak in the Hamburg style”.
51- The German Karlheinz Brandenburg was the creator of the MP3 audio format.
52- In this country there is no tradition related to the loss of a child's teeth.
53- Almost half of its population speaks English perfectly. This is because both languages are siblings.
54- The German Melitta Bentz was the creator of the first coffee filter in 1908.
55- Much of the country has a temperate climate due to the winds that come from the west.
56- Winters usually have very low temperatures. These range from –15 ° C to 0 ° C.
57- On the contrary, summers are cool and its maximum temperature is between 20 and 26 ° C.
58- The lowest temperature recorded was –45.9 ° C in Funtensee, Nationalpark Berchtesgaden (Bavaria) in 2001.
59- In 2003 around 9,000 people died due to a heat wave.
60- With 40 thousand kilometers of highways, it is the country with the highest density of roads for vehicles.
61- Although private vehicles do not pay a toll, cargo trucks must cancel this tax.
62- It is a leader in sectors as important as technology and science.
63- Around 100 Germans have been awarded the Nobel Prize.
64- Scientists like Albert Einstein, Max Planck and Otto Hahn had German nationality.
65- X-rays were discovered by Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen, a German.
66- The first fully automatic digital computer was built by a German.
67- The popular tales by the Grimm brothers, belong mostly to German folklore.
68- Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels formulated the communist theory. They were both born in this country.
69- Friedrich Nietzsche, the developer of perspectivism, also comes from the Germanic nation.
70- Ludwig van Beethoven was born in Bonn and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in Salzburg, which at that time was part of the Holy German Empire.
71- Bands like Rammstein, Lacrimosa, Scorpions and Helloween are of German origin.
72- The film The Cabinet of Doctor Caligari was produced in this nation in 1920.
73- The Berlin International Film Festival has been held since 1951, being considered one of the most prestigious in the world.
74- The European Film Academy is based in Berlin.
75- It has three official names: German, German and Tudesco.
76- It is the most polluting nation in Europe, causing the destruction of the most important forest on the continent.
77- German pollution eliminated 75% of its existing flying insects between 1990 and 2017.
78- Cars are the main CO2 emitters in this country.
79- The Greater Church of Ulm is the tallest cathedral in the world and measures 161.53 meters.
80- The German Friedrich Soennecken was the creator of the first paper punch.
81- The Germans place the wedding ring on their right hand.
82- Germany was the first country to adopt the time change in summer.
83- The printing press and the magazine were born in this nation.
84- The German Wilhelm Emil Fein was the creator of the first portable electric drill.
85- Rhine and Danube are the only German states that were not conquered by the Romans.
86- The oldest solar observatory in Europe is the Goseck circle and it was created 7 thousand years ago.
87- It is considered a crime to deny the events that occurred during the Holocaust.
88- The German Christian Friedrich Ludwig was the creator of the harmonica and the accordion.
89- They are lovers of carbonated waters. They consider it an extravagance to drink the natural water.
90- Apparently they do not like minced chicken or turkey, making it very difficult to find it in bars or restaurants.
91- It is among the countries that reads and publishes books the most per year.
92- The German Oskar Troplowitz and his company were responsible for creating the adhesive tape and the Nivea cream.
93- Despite their contamination they are very environmentally conscious. For example, the population tends to recycle everything.
94- Each house has its 3 respective garbage cans and each town has numerous green points.
95- The parking lots or bus stops have areas exclusively for women. They are characterized because they are closer to the entrances and their exits are illuminated.
96- Adi Dassler and his company Adidas were the creators of the first sneakers with bolt-on studs.
97- The longest word in German has 80 letters.
98- You still see the chimney cleaners in some cities wearing black suits and top hats.
99- The first German Christmas trees were decorated with lit candles.
100- The German Friedrich Wilhelm Gustav Bruhn was the inventor of the taximeter.
We are done with this list. Did you ever imagine that this country was the creator of inventions so popular all over the world? What is your favorite curiosity? Write it in the comments.