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Swiss Sport
Posted by lingofacts | Apr 12, 2017 | History | 0 |
The Beginning of Internet
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Switzerland’s First Name
Posted by lingofacts | Apr 11, 2017 | History | 0 |
World’s Most Expensive Hotel Room
by lingofacts | Jun 13, 2017 | Travel | 0 |
The most expensive hotel room in the world costs $83,200 a night at the Royal Penthouse Suite in Geneva at Hotel President Wilson.
Read MoreThe Power of the Citizens
by lingofacts | Apr 13, 2017 | Customs | 0 |
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.
Read MoreWooden Club War
by lingofacts | Apr 12, 2017 | History | 0 |
In 1802, there was a war in Switzerland called Stecklikrieg that was fought out with wooden clubs because Napoleon took away their weapons.
Read MoreSwiss Diamond Ring
by lingofacts | Apr 12, 2017 | Travel | 0 |
A Swiss jeweler made a $68 million ring that was made entirely out of diamonds.
Read MoreWorld’s Longest Tunnel
by lingofacts | Apr 12, 2017 | Travel | 0 |
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.
Read MoreTwo is Better Than One
by lingofacts | Apr 12, 2017 | Customs | 0 |
Swiss law prohibits owning pets unless you have two of them. Switzerland judges isolation for animals as abuse.
Read MoreWorld’s Most Expensive Coffee
by lingofacts | Apr 12, 2017 | Travel | 0 |
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.
Read MoreA Swiss Call to Battle
by lingofacts | Apr 12, 2017 | History | 0 |
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.
Read MoreSwiss Sport
by lingofacts | Apr 12, 2017 | History | 0 |
Tobogganing was a sport invented in Switzerland in the late 19th century and was created in 1885 by a group of vacationers from England.
Read MoreThe Beginning of Internet
by lingofacts | Apr 12, 2017 | History | 0 |
The World Wide Web was invented in Switzerland in 1989 by Tim Berners-Lee.
Read MoreThe Broken Chair
by lingofacts | Apr 11, 2017 | Travel | 0 |
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.
Read MoreWorld’s Largest Nuclear Bomb Shelter
by lingofacts | Apr 11, 2017 | Travel | 0 |
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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