Tag: Switzerland
World’s Most Expensive Hotel Room
The most expensive hotel room in the world costs $83,200 a night at the Royal Penthouse Suite in Geneva at Hotel President Wilson.
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The Power of the Citizens
In Switzerland, the citizens can challenge any law passed by the Parliament if they can gather 50,000 signatures against the law within 100 days.
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Wooden Club War
In 1802, there was a war in Switzerland called Stecklikrieg that was fought out with wooden clubs because Napoleon took away their weapons.
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Swiss Diamond Ring
A Swiss jeweler made a $68 million ring that was made entirely out of diamonds.
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World’s Longest Tunnel
Switzerland’s Gotthard Tunnel is considered the longest in the world. With 57 km in length, it is also the most expensive tunnel which took 17 years to complete.
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Two is Better Than One
Swiss law prohibits owning pets unless you have two of them. Switzerland judges isolation for animals as abuse.
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World’s Most Expensive Coffee
Zurich has the most expensive coffee in the world, costing an average USD3.65 in the Coffee Price Index 2016. Switzerland was also the origin of instant coffee Nescafe in 1938.
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A Swiss Call to Battle
The Swiss Alpenhorn was used as a call to battle or warning of fire in high mountain districts of Switzerland. It was first used to play tunes at the end of the 18th century.
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Swiss Sport
Tobogganing was a sport invented in Switzerland in the late 19th century and was created in 1885 by a group of vacationers from England.
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The Beginning of Internet
The World Wide Web was invented in Switzerland in 1989 by Tim Berners-Lee.
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The Broken Chair
A sculpture of a giant three-legged chair is located in Geneva, Switzerland and is called “The Broken Chair”. It symbolizes opposition to land mines.
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World’s Largest Nuclear Bomb Shelter
The Sonnenberg Tunnel in Lucerne, Switzerland can house up to 20,000 people as a fallout shelter and serves as the world’s largest nuclear bomb shelter.
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