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Lagi Fakta Tentang Jerman

Beberapa lagi fakta tentang Jerman.

1. The Christmas tree (Tannenbaum) tradition came from Germany, and it is believed that Martin Luther, a 16th-century German protestant, started this tradition.
2. Germany has over 400 zoos, the most in the world.
3. Most taxis in Germany are Mercedes because they give great deals to the taxi companies.
4. Holocaust denial is either implicitly or explicitly a crime in 17 countries, including Germany and Austria.
5. Guinness World Records  says the world’s narrowest street is in Reutlingen, Germany. It is called Spreuerhofstrasse and is 31cm (one foot) wide at its narrowest point.
6. The Chancellor’s office in Berlin is known locally as the “washing machine” because of its unusual architecture.
7. Germany is a leader in climate and energy policies – it decided in 2011 to decommission all nuclear power stations (then produce around 18 percent of electricity consumed) by 2022 and replace them with renewable energies and new storage for green energy electricity.
8. In Germany, there’s no punishment for a prisoner who tries to escape jail because it is a basic human instinct to be free, as long as no crime is committed while escaping.

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