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Jan 8, 2022

Why Germany Has So Many Names

Most country names sound kind of similar in a variety of languages, but Germany is called so different in every language — Most countries have pretty similar names all over the world. France for example. In French it’s called “France”, in Spanish it’s “Francia”, in Czech it’s “Francie”, in Swedish it’s “Frankrike”. You get the picture. There is definitely a common theme. …

Germany

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Why Germany Has So Many Names
Why Germany Has So Many Names
Germany

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Mar 22, 2021

Why Blue Is the Last Color Named by Ancient Cultures

How colors were introduced little by little into societies — As a child, I always wondered if other people saw colors differently. When there was some color combination that just didn’t work for me, and yet people around me called it beautiful and said there are different tastes, I did not get that. The theory of “different tastes” was just…

History

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Why Blue Is the Last Color Named by Ancient Cultures
Why Blue Is the Last Color Named by Ancient Cultures
History

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Mar 3, 2021

Top 4 Unknown Places to Visit in Europe

Unique places to visit that make your trip through Europe special. — Many people travel through Europe seeing Paris, Rome, and Barcelona and uploading the same pictures to their social media as everyone else. As if they feel “If I haven’t seen X, I haven’t seen Europe”. Don’t get me wrong those are all beautiful places. But is that really what traveling…

Travel

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Top 4 Unknown Places to visit in Europe
Top 4 Unknown Places to visit in Europe
Travel

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Feb 11, 2021

Why Are There So Many Castles in Germany?

Experts estimate that a total of 25.000 castles exist in Germany. Why is that? — In this picture, you see one example of a German castle. It’s the Burg Hohenzollern in the South of Germany. If you have ever been to Germany you may know that this is a pretty common view to have there. In fact, the European Institute of Castles (EBI) estimates that…

History

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Why Are There So Many Castles in Germany?
Why Are There So Many Castles in Germany?
History

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Vera Schnepp

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