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Germany's currency is the euro, which has been used since 2002. Before that the Deutsche Mark was used.

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Germany boasts over 300 types of bread and 1,500 breweries producing over 7,000 types of beer.

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Germany has highways (autobahns) where there are no speed limits!

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Four major car brands are from Germany - Audi, VW, BMW, and Mercedes - Benz

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in Germany, breaking out of prison is legal because escaping is human instinct.

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are we allowed to talk about what happened between 1939 and 1945?

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are we allowed to talk about what happened between 1939 and 1945?

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Did you know there are over 300 different types of bread in Germany.

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Dog owners must pay a tax up to €120 per year for one dog, and €180 per year for each extra dog

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People in Germany don't have to wear a helmet when riding a bike on the road!

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Germany is credited for being one of the first countries to decorate their Christmas trees, dating all the way back to the 16th century

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Germany has an odd very strict ban called 'Tanzverbot'/dance ban where on certain religious holidays like Good Friday if you dance in public you can be fined €10,000

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Fanta was invented within Nazi Germany by Max Keith when they ran out of coca-cola syrup

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Germany was the first country to adopt Daylight Saving Time in 1916.

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Germans have this fencing tradition called Mensur; it involves two male members standing at a fixed distance, using sharpened blades to deliberately strike the opponent’s face to earn a scar (Schmiss) as a mark of honor.

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Germany has the 3rd largest economy in the world, only behind USA and China.

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Early Germany was a patchwork of small states ruled by dukes and kings. But in 1871, the country was united by a politician named Otto von Bismarck.

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fun fact! It is considered bad luck to toast with water, and, it is taboo to congratulate someone before their actual birthday, even by a few minutes. Doing so can cause offense or be seen as rude.

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Germany is Europe’s most populated country (excluding Russia) with over 83 million people. 65% of its Autobahn highways having no speed limit.

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Germany has been in both world wars. Berlin is the capital of Germany with 3.5 million people. Germany is home to 84 million people.

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The Cologne Cathedral survived world war 2. It got bombed 14 times but was still intact when most of the city was not.

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what the other vox person said

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When ordering a beer, don't point your finger up like at school, instead put your thumb up to say you'd like 1 !

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Black forest, a mountainous region full of pines and fir tress. This forest contains one of Europe's longest river.

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Oktoberfest actually starts in September but finishes in October.

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West Germany was one of the six "Inner Nations" That came to form the European Union, although it was proposed on the 9th of May 1950, it only was officially formed on the 1st of November in 1993.

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Oktoberfest doesn't start in October it starts in November.

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did you know that they bring big cones with presents inside in elementary school.

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Berlin was once split by a wall, with east Berlin being the capital of east Germany, and bon was the capital of west Germany. In 1989, the Berlin wall came down, and berlin became the capital of a unified Germany.

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Northern German potato salads are made commonly with mayonaise dressing or heavy plain yogurts, while Southern Germany's potato salads are lighter, with dressing made of broth and vinegar and oil. Southern Germany's potato salads are sometimes served warm, however Northern Germany's potato salad is cold to room temperature.

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that Germany makes some of the best car's in the world

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Did you know that just the capital Berlin has the population of all of Aotearoa

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It said to write something beautiful, so this is beautiful. Your welcomeeee

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Their capital is Berlin. Their population is approximately 84 million as of 2025. They have over 1,500 types of sausage and 300 types of bread.

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did you know that when you start school in germany you get a big cone full on presents!

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You do not have to wear helmets on bikes.

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Germany is home to over 20,000 castles spread across Germany, many of these Castle's being tourist attractions and some muesuems!

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Germans have many expressions about sausages. Such as:

Das ist mir wurst = Literally it's a sausage to me. It mean I don't care.

Eine Extrawurst kriegen= Literally To get another sausage. Meaning to get better treatment.

These expressions highlight just how much Germans love the sausage.

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Did you know that the world's largest beer festival, Oktoberfest, is held annually in Munich, Bavaria? It's not just about beer; it's a huge folk festival with rides, food, and traditional Bavarian music.

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Germany is ranked third for producing the highest number of dog breeds.

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did you know that most german supermarket are closed on sundays

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did you know that most german supermarket are closed on sundays

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Stuttgart a city in germany (also where my great grandmother margaret schwarzkopf

is from) its home to two major car brands

mercedes bens and porshe

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There are over 1,500 types of sausage made in Germany. People in Germany joke that you could eat a different kind of sausage every day for over 4 years and never once repeat one.

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Germany is home to the world's narrowest street! Located in the town of Reutlingen, Spreuerhofstraße is only 31 cm (12.2 inches) wide at its narrowest point — that's tighter than most people's shoulders!

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65% of the highways in Germany have no speed limit and are called the Autobahn. They are also some of the safest roads in the world.

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Formed in 1989 within Wolfsburg, Germany, the German band Oomph is considered to be a pioneering presence to the success of the musical Neue Deutsche Härtemovement. With lyrical content focusing heavily on the societal, political, mental pressures and the related issues widely felt throughout the time of their career, Oomph was quick to blend the sounds of EDM, goth, industrial metal, and dance metal. Their involvement ensured that they later became widely held responsible for the renewed invigoration and spread of the newfound sound patterns and combinations that would later become industry standard within each aforementioned musical genres, subcategories, and those that would later branch off to evolve into an entirely new thing, as well as having come to directly influence that of many beloved musical artists and bands that had found their sounds or conceptions influenced in the years thereafter.

Though it is a tremendous task to attempt to list all of those who have later stemmed from genres since forever altered or who have admitted direct influence from their long-held career (continuing, even, until this day in 2025 with all original members barring the unfortunate downfall and the incompatibility of their once lead-singer as of recent years), some of the more notable names to list include:

Rammstein Unheilig, Eisbrecher, and Megaherz from Germany.

Blam Honey, Der Eisenrost, The Gazette, Merzbow from Japan.

L'Âme Immortelle, and Stoneman from Switzerland.

Misery Loves Co, Clawfinger, and Avatar from Sweden.

Alpha Wolf, Karnivool, and Ocean Grove from Australia.

Killing Joke from Britain.

Nine Inch Nails, In this Moment, Motionless In White, and Blue Stahli from America.

Of which, makes for there to be a truly immense, incredible catalogue of some well-known names and faces that, within these genres to which Oomph has so greatly contributed to and become acknowledged for, have each become impactful and highly-regarded presences with their own established roots now leading the genres throughout a further evolution across a litany of nations and continents.

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In German, nouns are capitalised.

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Well just so you know, in Germany, it is illegal to kill a wasp without a legitimate reason for doing so.

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Did you know that Germany has over 20,000 Castles?

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People from East Germany had to buy blue jeans on the black market before the fall of the Berlin wall. 🤯

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Berlin has the same population as the whole of New Zealand - 😲

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The first successful, practical, and fully controllable helicopter, the Focke-Wulf Fw 61, was developed by Henrich Focke, a German aviation pioneer, and first flown in 1936.

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Germany has the LARGEST economy in Europe.

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germany created the biggest tank in WWII and is still the largest tank to ever be created the le maus, with a length of 10.7 meters the size of a bus.

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Germany is one of the world’s top producers of wind energy, especially when it comes to offshore wind farms. The country has over 30,000 wind turbines, which generate more than 20% of the country's electricity.

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Germany was the first country to implement daylight saving time in 1916 to save energy during World War 1

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The heraldic animal of the Federal Republic of Germany is the eagle. As a symbol of the sun, the life-force and the highest deity, the eagle was already revered in the highly developed civilizations of the Orient and in antiquity by the Greeks and the Germanic tribes.

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The best food in the world! Bayern Munich football team was founded 125 years ago

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Berlin has more bridges than Venice.

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Germany is 207 years old, while also being one of the richest countries in Europe.

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Did you know that February 2 962 AD is the date that Germany was first recognized as a region.

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In germany the most common way to have brezel is snack by itself or with butter. Brezel can be found around every corner in germany! 🥨

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SIG Sauer is a well known firearms manufacturer with German origins.

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There are around 36 different languages spoken in Germany! German is the most spoken (obviously) with English coming at a close second.

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Did you know that the drinking ages in Germany, especially Cologne are extremely low? You can drink beer and wine with under 1.2% alcohol at 14 years with parent supervision, and buy it and drink it without adult supervision with 16 years! You can buy alcohol with over 1.2% alcohol with 18 years.

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In Germany they have 1500 types of beer, 300 types of bread and 1000 types of sausage! There is even a museum in Berlin that is dedicated to the currywurst.

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In a NZ supermarket bread is usually pre-sliced. In Germany it is more likely to be in a loaf form so you can cut it however you want it. They even have a machine called a "Brotschneidemaschine". One of the companies which make such machines is over 100 years old (Jupiter)!

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The Cologne Cathedral took a total of 632 years to build, beginning in the year 1248 until it finally finished in 1880.

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Spaghettieis is an ice cream dish made to look like spaghetti. It is topped with strawberry sauce.

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Did you know German had the longest word that contained 63 letters "Rindfleischetikettierungsüberwachungsaufgabenübertragungsgesetz", which was in 2013 which the word was removed from German lexicon because the EU regulations was changed.

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did you know that gummy bears were invented in Germany in 1922 by a man called Hans Riegel

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Around the end of world war two Germany sent out all there troops no matter there injuries

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Captain James Cook and other sailors used Sauerkraut as common food to prevent scurvy.

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the most popular name in Germany is Noah?

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DId you KNow that germany has 84.48 million people

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Germany is presumed to have invented the sausage in 1313, somewhere in either Frankfurt or Vienna.

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That people in Germany do not have to wear a bike helmet (even kids!!)

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That Berlin now has the same population as the whole of new Zeland.

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The ICE is a high-speed train in Germany that can travel up to 300km/h. Although this is only half the speed of the fastest trains in the world, it is three times faster than New Zealand trains.

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Before Germany was called Germany, it was called Germainia? The name Germany originates from the Latin word Germania meaning fertile land behind the frontiers.

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In Germany there are many different ways to make potato salad depending on the region. My mom makes it with potatoes, onion, spices, mayonnaise, cornichons and apple.

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There are some words that only exist in the German language.

For example fremddchämen (shame felt on another persons behalf) or fernweh (having a "travel bug", wanting adventure)

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Germany is most famous for its historic landscapes and cultural festivals.

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Did you know Germany is known for its expertise in bone marrow transplants?

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Random fact about the infamous Adolf Hitler 

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Random fact about the infamous Adolf Hitler 

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Hitler adopted a vegetarian diet in the early 1930s, and it became more pronounced after 1937. By most accounts, he was motivated by a combination of health reasons, ethical beliefs, and personal preference. It was believed that he thought eating meat was wrong and that eating vegetarian would help him purify his body, aligning with his idea of personal and moral purity. It’s really ironic that someone so committed to a ideology of racial purity and violence towards others would adopt a diet associated with compassion and non-violence towards animals lol XD

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the Capital of Germany (Berlin) has 3.4 mill people, NZ has 4 mill

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The Zugspitze is the highest mountain in Germany, sitting at 2,962 m above sea level.

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There are over one thousand types of sausage?

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Did you know that most supermarkets and restaurants are closed on Sundays? The German law has banned Sunday work since 1892, making Sunday the day to rest, spend time with your family, and go to church.

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Did you know there is a cool industrial metal band called Rammstein and they are German :3

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Ludwig Van Beethoven, a famous classical music artist.

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Germans are famous in all forms of art! They're famous particularly in classical music, with one of their famous composers; Ludwig Van Beethoven!

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The most popular pets in Germany are cats followed by dogs.There is well over 10 million of each kept as pets.

The next most popular pets are hamsters, small fish and birds.

Over 45% of people living in Germany kept animals as pets.

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Germany has very beautiful landscapes including forests, landscapes and mountain landscapes also lots of flowing rivers.

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popular religion in Germany is protestant. Witch is a very uncommon religion in NZ. Also Einstein is German

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There are about 15,000-30,000 lakes in Germany.

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About two-thirds of Germans are Christians. Germany has been called the “Land of Poets and Thinkers.” Germans are famous in all forms of art, but particularly classical music. Germany's famous composers include Bach, Brahms, Schumann, Wagner and Beethoven.

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Deutschland, the official name for Germany, is known for its rich history, diverse culture, and technological advancements. one interesting face is that Germany is home to the worlds oldest brewery, Weihenstephan Brewery, which has been in operation for over a thousand years, since 1040.

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Each German eats an average of 1.2 liters of ice cream per year, which is around 17 scoops!!

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kartoffel Salad (potato salad) is in the top 100 most delicious food.

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You can buy the classic Austrian-German Fizzy drink, Almdudler, at a small deli in Wellington. This is one of the only places you can buy it in all of the southern hemisphere!

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Berlin Has around the same population as the whole of New Zealand.