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30 Things You Didn't Know About Europe


Europe is responsible for most of the culture, language and technology that dominates today's world, having been a place of political intrigues and battles for years. These are 30 interesting facts you may not have known about Europe. 
1. Switzerland has more banks than dentists.
2. Sweden's official Twitter account (@sweden) is given to a random citizen to manage, every week.
 3. Greek is one of the oldest languages in Europe. It has been spoken for over 3,000 years.

4. In the United Kingdom, if you reach your 60th wedding anniversary or your 100th birthday, you receive a personalized card from Her Majesty The Queen.

5. Spain's national anthem, the 'Marcha Real' has no words.

6. Hamburgers get their name from Hamburg, Germany's largest city.

7. In Albania, when you nod your head, you're actually saying 'no'; when you shake your head, you're actually saying 'yes'.

8. Spain is 35 minutes away from Africa, when traveling by ferry.
9. Europe has the lowest fertility rate in the world.
10. Vatican City is the world's smallest country. It has a population of about 840 inhabitants and covers only 110 acres.
11. Europe's most popular attraction is Disneyland - Paris.
12. Europe covers only about 2% of the Earth's surface (9,938,000 sq km).
13. Only 1% of the objects kept at the British Museum are displayed.
14. Bulgaria is the oldest country in Europe. Its name has been unchanged since 641 AD.
15. Iceland has never had and doesn't have mosquitoes.
16. Croissants were invented in Austria, and not in France as commonly thought.
17. Russia has over 13,000 uninhabited villages.
18. Sweden has the most McDonald's per capita in Europe.
19. Lanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch is the longest town name in Europe.
20. Greenland is the world's biggest island.
21. It is illegal to flush a toilet after 10 p.m. in Switzerland.
22. The thermometer was invented in Italy, by Galileo Galilei.
23. Europe is also called Frangistan, "the land of the Franks".
24. Europe is only 2% bigger than Canada.
25. The largest country in Europe is Russia.
26. Adolf Hitler was Austrian, and not German.
27. Europe's largest predator is the brown bear.
28. Abortion is illegal in the island of Malta.
29. Finland is Europe's most forested country.
30. Croatia was the first European country to eradicate slavery.


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