While it may seem like a bad choice at first, many countries have provided strong philosophical arguments as to why the right to escape prison is a simple human right. You can click on the title to learn more!
For a sum of $70,000, Airbnb will rent out the entire country of Liechtenstein. Of course, if that is not your style, for $60k-$65k they also offer an assortment of Austrian and German villages (and one Swiss ski resort). You can click on the title to learn more!
While many countries tend to focus on gaining military strength, Switzerland is obsessed with defense. As if their many, many bomb shelters weren't enough, the country has rigged their bridges and roads to implode whenever necessary to try and stop invaders from advancing into the country. You can click on the title to learn more!
Image from Bank of Canada Museum website | Notgeld is a German term for 'emergency money.' In history, when countries have not been able to print enough money for themselves, localities within them have gotten creative and made their own currencies. You can click on the title to learn more!
Image from New Zealand.com | Many observant people have spotted odd things on maps, ranging from made up cities to a mountain whose name is 85 letters. This article goes through some of the lesser known 'weird things you can find on maps.' You can click the title to learn more!
The story of Germans in Paraguay dates back to World War Two and aligns with nearby tales, though unique to Paraguay for its oddly large impact on national culture, even earning a German flag on a local soccer team and a localized identity. Even then, Paraguayan officials have thought that the people of this obsolete … Continue reading German Dreams of an Aryan Utopia Lie Dormant in Paraguay
Introduction Ernst Thällmann Island is a tiny, uninhabited and inaccessible island off the coast of Cuba. It is less than 30 km and has no significance, except for its unique indigenous species, and its odd history. Erich Honecker, a socialist German politician, visited Communist Cuba in 1972. Castro welcomed Erich by renaming Cayo Blanco … Continue reading East Germany Kind of Still Exists…….
A Map of Neutral Moresnet History In 1816, Neutral Moresnet was founded. A sliver of land where the Netherlands and Prussia (and where Belgium would soon) meet was a zinc powerhouse, and thus heavily contested over. There were only two zinc mines in Europe at the time, so the Congress of Vienna saw this and … Continue reading Neutral Moresnet: The Story of a Failed (Linguistic) Utopia
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