Ten fun facts about Germany

Fact 1:
There are around 300 varieties of bread in Germany.

Fact 2:
In World War II, a German sub was sunk by a broken toilet.

Fact 3:
Germans answer the phone with their surname instead of Hello.

Fact 4:
There are more soccer fan clubs in Germany than in any other country.

Fact 5:
70 precent of german highways have no speed limit.

Fact 6:
Germany claims the distinction of being the fifth biggest economy in the world.

Fact 7:
The German Johannes Gutenberg developed a technique to print with movable type around 1450.

Fact 8:
Germans are the second biggest consumers of beer in the world.

Fact 9:
Gummy Bears were invented by the German Hans Riegel.

Fact 10:
The biggest festival is called Oktoberfest, but starts in September.

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