The Synergy Project Magazine - October 2020

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Gummy
bears come from
Germany! Gummy bear
candies were first made in
Germany back in the 1920s
(Burt).
03
Germany
was the first
country to use Daylight
Saving Time. Germany first
began doing this on April 30,
1916, as a way to conserve
energy. Unlike what many
people think, Daylight Saving
Time was not created to help
farmers (Klein).
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Germany
has about 1,200
types of sausage. This means
that Germany currently holds
the title of most varieties
of sausage in the world.
Although the Sumerians
were the first to invent
sausage, Germans were the
ones who created most of
the types we know today, like
bratwurst or bregenwurst
(MacGregor).
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Germany
is home to the
world’s narrowest street. In
Reutlingen, Germany, the
street Spreuerhofstrasse
measures 31 centimeters
at its narrowest part and
expands to about 50
centimeters at its widest part
(“Narrowest Street”).
10
The
world’s tallest church
is in Germany. The Ulmer
Münster, or Ulm Minster,
measures 530 feet tall
(Kergin). La Sagrada Basilica
in Barcelona, Spain, is
supposed to pass the Ulm
Minster’s height in 2026
when it’s renovations have
been completed (Philjake).
Ultimately, there are so many great things about
Germany, and so many reasons you should visit!
Whether it’s to taste the many varieties of bread or
to stay in a castle, you should visit the country and
all of the things it has to offer!
Kergin. “Ulm Minster (Ulmer Münster).” Atlas Obscura, 11 June 2012, www.atlasobscura.com/places/ulm-mintser-ulmer-muenster.
Klein, Christopher. “8 Things You May Not Know About Daylight Saving Time.” History, A&E Television Networks, 9 Mar. 2012, www.history.com/news/8-thingsyou-may-not-know-about-daylight-saving-time
MacGregor, Neil. “Germany: Memories of a Nation, One People, Many Sausages.” BBC Radio 4, BBC, 11 Oct. 2014, www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04k6rcj
Philjake. “Sagrada Familia Facts and Information.” The Tower Info, 7 June 2019, thetowerinfo.com/sagrada-familia-facts-history-tour/.
“Narrowest Street.” Guinness World Records, www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/narrowest-street
“The Most Species-Rich Zoo Worldwide - Oldest Zoo in Germany.” Zoo Berlin, 1 Sept. 2020, www.zoo-berlin.de/en.
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