🇩🇪 While standard German is the official language, the country boasts 35 different dialects.
🇩🇪 The tradition of having a Christmas tree was started in Germany
🇩🇪 Our ex-Chancellor, Angela Merkel, has a Barbie doll created after her.
🇩🇪 Donaudampfschifffahrtselektrizitätenhauptbetriebswerkbauunterbeamtengesellschaft is the longest German word published - it’s 79 letters long!
🇩🇪 You’ll find the world’s narrowest street in the German city of Reutlingen, at its narrowest point it’s only 31 cm (one foot) wide
🇩🇪 Currywurst, a popular German street food, has its own museum in Berlin.
🇩🇪 Escaping prison in Germany isn’t illegal because it’s a basic human instinct to want to be free
🇩🇪 Some laws determine what you can name your baby in Germany - the law bans names that don’t denote a gender or use a family name as the first name
🇩🇪 When children start school in Germany, they receive a Schultüte, which is a cone of presents that helps to ease the stress of entering a new, serious life
🇩🇪 Even though it’s called Oktoberfest, the festival actually starts in September!
🇩🇪 It's considered bad luck to wish someone a happy birthday before the actual day in Germany.
🇩🇪 Reutlingen is home to Spreuerhofstrasse, the world's narrowest street, measuring just 31cm wide at its narrowest point.
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