1. Germany was the first country to adopt daylight saving time.
2. Berlin has more bridges than Venice, Italy.
3. Escaping from prison is not considered a crime in Germany. The law in the country recognizes that being free is a basic human instinct, therefore, prisoners have the right to attempt escape.
4. It is illegal to run out of fuel on the Autobahn, Germany's federal highway system.
5. German laws may ban names that do not denote gender or surnames used as first names.
6. In 2014, the most popular names in Germany were Sophie/Sofie for girls and Maximilian for boys.
7. Fanta was invented in Germany as a result of World War II due to the ban on importing the syrup used in Coca-Cola's recipe into the country. The German subsidiary then decided to create its own product for the national market, and that's how Fanta came about!
8. Higher education in Germany is free, even for international students.
9. Over 800 million currywurst are eaten in Germany every year. It's a German fast food dish that's basically a pork sausage seasoned with ketchup and curry, and usually served with fries.
10. German is still the language with the most native speakers in Europe.
11. Seven cities have been capitals of Germany at some point: Aachen, Regensburg, Frankfurt am Main, Nuremberg, Berlin, Weimar, Bonn, and Berlin again to this day.
12. Bach, Beethoven, Goethe, Kant, Nietzsche, among other famous musicians, writers, and philosophers, were German.
13. Munich has the second most punctual international airport in the world, second only to Tokyo.
14. Some of the world's most important inventions were discovered in Germany: the light bulb, the automatic calculator, the car, insulin, paraffin wax, gasoline/diesel engines, among countless others.
15. Germany is the second most popular destination among expatriates, especially Turks, Poles, and Italians.