ppt on amusing facts about germany.very amusing facts collected and compiled.lesser known and hence informative.

1. DEUTSCH PROJECT.

2. BREAD (BROT)
There are 300 types of bread in
Germany.
They also have bread museums.

3. Germans love beer!
>Germany ranks second in world-
wide beer consumption per person
after Ireland.
>Bier is officially considered a food in
Bayern.
>There are over 1,500 different
brands and types of beer in this
country of which
"Dunklesbier” (dark beer) Rich and
creamy is famous.

4. The biggest beer festival,starts
in september.
It’s last day is on 1st october.
Music,beer,delicious food make
this event very happening one.
Oktober fest

5. STORIES BEHIND INVENTIONS
Hans Riegel, a German candy
factory worker, was sick of being
poor and wanted to strike out on
his own. In 1920, he started
making hard candies in his home.
His wife would help out by selling.
Since kids loved bears they
thought it would be the perfect
shape for their new confection.
The Gummibär was born. It was a
huge hit!

6. Besides that Germans can be
credited for discovery of-
Insulin
Pocket watch
Automated calculator
Light bulb
Diesel engines
Motorcycle
Jet engine
LCD screen
Walkman

7. Unique Wuppertal- It has a suspension
railway! The "Wuppertaler Schwebebahn"
has been connecting the different centres
of Wuppertal for more than 100 years
now.
Schwebebahn, which translates to floating
railway but in English it is generally called
the hanging railway or the suspension
railway.
The official German name is Einschienige
Hangebahn System Eugen LangenAll in all,
the Hanging Railway is more of a unique
experience rather than an exciting railway
journey.

8. The names of the car companies tell interesting,
often personal stories.
August Horch designed his first car, another car manufacturer operated
under Horch's name, so he was forced to find a new name for his
company. He selected the Latinised version of the German word Horch,
listen, and came up with Audi. Mercedes was originally the name of an
early Daimler sports car - it was named after a client's daughter. Audi
and horch both mean sound!

9. Mercedes was originally the
name of an early Daimler sports
car - it was named after a client's
daughter.

10. Deutscher kings
Dogs are
Schäferhund
in Germany
"German
Shepherd Dog". they can go just about
>>assisting everywhere-first class
restaurants, trains and
shepherds in buses, even clothing
herding shops and bookstores.
But NOT in a Metzgerei
>>protecting (butchers) and rarely
sheep. in a Konditorei or a
Bakerei. They even
have their own pools.

11. TRADITIONS
The German Christmas pickle is
an ancient Christmas eve
tradition in Germany.
The Christmas tree
(Tannenbaum) tradition
came from Germany.

12. Traditional
Wedding
It is customary for the
'best man' to steal the
bride from the reception
and take her to a local
pub, where they drink
champagne until the
groom finds them. Then
the groom has to pay for
all that they drank.

13. According to German
tradition,
when a baby girl is
born in Germany,
several trees are
planted in honor of her
birth. When her
wedding date is set,
the trees are sold, and
the money is used for
her dowry

14. Indo German relations
Heartstrings brace interlocking red and
yellow steel-tube friendship rings between
Pune, India & Bremen, Germany.

15. India among first allied nations
to terminate its state of war
and set up diplomatic relations
with Germany.

16. Germany and Environment
Germans have been the
pioneers of the ecological
movement and green politics.
Die Grünen, was founded in 1979-1980.
Germans are among the most avid
recyclers.

17. DANKE