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1) Germans are the second biggest beer drinkers in the world
2) The most popular German surname is Mϋller
3) There are over 300 types of bread in Germany
4) In Germany, they have bread museums
5) Germany is the main language spoken in 5 different countries
6) 2% of German people don’t have mobile phones
7) Gummy bears were invented in Germany
8) The first ever book that was printed was written in German
9) Hugo Boss designed the official uniforms for the Nazi Party and Hitler Youth
10) The longest word published in the German language is 79 letters long
11) There are over 150 castles in Germany
12) In Germany, there are 1000 different types of sausage
13) The Christmas tree tradition came from Germany
14) Berlin is 9 times bigger than Paris
15) All of the taxis in Germany are Mercedes
16) Einstein married his cousin
17) The first motor-driven vehicle, printing press, X-rays and telephones were all invented in Germany, along with the cuckoo clock
18) A German man- Adolf Dassler founded Adidas, and his brother founded Puma
19) German is spoken by over 100 million people in the world
20) 75% of the roads in Germany have no speed limit
21) Fanta was made by a group of German people trying to make Coca Cola
22) On average, the people in Germany have the biggest bums in all of Europe
23) In Germany you have to pay for public TV
24) You get fined in Germany if you’re running out of fuel on the motorway
25) Germany has 16 states
26) In Germany they celebrate Christmas on 24th December
27) The Germans leave their shoes outside on the night if the 23rd December and when they’re asleep Santa fills their shoes with presents
28) It’s a tradition that they eat biscuits on Christmas eve
29) German is the third most spoken language worldwide

1) France is actually called the French Republic
2) There is an Victor Hugo street in every town in France
3) It’s illegal to name a pig Napoleon in France
4) During the French Revolution, they mainly used a guillotine to execute people
5) France makes over 400 different types of cheese
6) French was the official language in England for over 300 years
7) Along with English, French is one of the only languages taught in every country in the world
8) Crayola is the French word for ‘oily chalk’
9) 34% of French people can speak English.
10) In 1386, a pig was hung in France for murdering a child
11) It’s illegal to kiss on railways in France
12) The French have one of the highest life expectancies in Europe
13) The French men have the lowest level of obesity in Europe
14) France is the most visited country in the world with over 75 million tourists a year
15) The French invented the hot air balloon, the parachute and the submarine
16) Every year, France produces over 50 million hectolitres of wine
17) More than 15000 people were beheaded at the guillotine
18) Paris is not nicknamed the city of lights because of the lights, it’s because of all the clever people that live there
19) The Eiffel Tower is painted every 7 years
20) Originally, the Eiffel Tower was built to then be destroyed straight away and sold as scrap metal.
21) French toast and French fries weren’t actually invented in France
22) The croissant was actually invented in Australia
23) There are 4400 cinemas in France
24) There are 1500 castles open to the public in France
25) On French radio between 8am and 8pm, all music must be by a French artist
26) As well as snails and frogs legs, he French also eat horsemeat
27) If you melted down the Eiffel tower and put it in a container the size of its base, it would only come about 10cm up
28) If a baby is born around Easter time in France they may be named Pascale meaning ‘belonging to Easter.
29) Shrove Tuesday in France is called Mardi Gras which means ‘Fat Tuesday’