Also 98% of all dutch households has a computer and 95% acces to the internet.
We bought New Amsterdam for 15 gulden at that time.
We bought New Amsterdam for 15 gulden at that time.
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From Pennsylvania...Wow, quite a few of us commenting on this, huh? Anyways, here in PA we have zero sales tax. Which is why people from Virginia, West Virginia, and especially Ohio sometimes cross the border to do some shopping.
I originate from Finland. Unlike other Finns in this thread might make you think, not all of us are nationalists.
As I study linguistics, I'll have to say an interesting fact about the Finnish language: each noun, adjective, numeral and pronoun in Finnish can have over 200 different forms thanks to the fact that the language is agglutinative.
As I study linguistics, I'll have to say an interesting fact about the Finnish language: each noun, adjective, numeral and pronoun in Finnish can have over 200 different forms thanks to the fact that the language is agglutinative.
The world's longest railroad station name is in Wales - Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwyllllantysiliogogogoch.
Wales is the most important sheep raising area in Europe. Hence the sheep shagger stereotype.
St.Davids is the smallest city in Britain (population 1,500) and is located on the western coast of the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park, it was granted city status because of the presence of the cathedral.
Cardiff is Europe's youngest capital city. It became a capital in 1955.
Cardiff was the first UK city to be twinned with a Chinese city when it was twinned with Xiamen in 1983.
etc etc..
Wales is the most important sheep raising area in Europe. Hence the sheep shagger stereotype.
St.Davids is the smallest city in Britain (population 1,500) and is located on the western coast of the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park, it was granted city status because of the presence of the cathedral.
Cardiff is Europe's youngest capital city. It became a capital in 1955.
Cardiff was the first UK city to be twinned with a Chinese city when it was twinned with Xiamen in 1983.
etc etc..
Ireland:
An odd Irish birthday tradition is to lift the birthday child upside down and give his head a few gentle bumps on the floor for good luck. The number of bumps should allegedly correspond to the child?s age plus one.
Dublin was originally called "Dubh Linn," which means "Black Pool." The name refers to an ancient treacle lake in the city, which is now part of a penguin enclosure at the Dublin City Zoo.
Medieval laws in Ireland allowed a man to divorce his wife if she damaged his honor through infidelity, thieving or ?making a mess of everything.?
An odd Irish birthday tradition is to lift the birthday child upside down and give his head a few gentle bumps on the floor for good luck. The number of bumps should allegedly correspond to the child?s age plus one.
Dublin was originally called "Dubh Linn," which means "Black Pool." The name refers to an ancient treacle lake in the city, which is now part of a penguin enclosure at the Dublin City Zoo.
Medieval laws in Ireland allowed a man to divorce his wife if she damaged his honor through infidelity, thieving or ?making a mess of everything.?
WHAT?!?!?!?Mordekaien said:
dude... krav maga IS IN HEBREW
please explain yourself
EDIT: ahh man... just got pawnd by Wikipedia.
In Sweden the selling of sexual services is allowed, but the purchase of said services is illegal.
True story.
True story.
Finland, first female president I think... we also were one of the first countries to give women the right to vote, second to New Zealand I believe. Also, when Finland became a independent country we were going to be a monarch, and make some prince from Germany our first king, but since they were blamded for WW1 we instead chose a president.
I think... we also were one of the first countries to give women the right to vote, second to New Zealand I believe. Also, when Finland became a independent country we were going to be a monarch, and make some prince from Germany our first king, but since they were blamded for WW1 we instead chose a president.
I'm going to assume that the president in Finland is the executive branch, so by that comparison Israel had a female PM( Israel's executive branch) in the early 70'sCrazycat690 said:Finland, first female president
We gave you the language you're typing in.
[sup]Oh, man, I'm such a prick sometimes.[/sup]
I can't think of much else besides that we have a law in effect that makes it perfectly legal for an Englishman to kill a Welshman with a bow and arrow in a certain castle.
[sup]Oh, man, I'm such a prick sometimes.[/sup]
I can't think of much else besides that we have a law in effect that makes it perfectly legal for an Englishman to kill a Welshman with a bow and arrow in a certain castle.
Britain: Im not too sure how well this is known... But Britain, more often than not, draws its self to be a lot bigger than it actually is on maps in a pretty vein attempt to look big and important i guess = P
If people already know that one, then the scallywags were actually a terrorist group, designed to fight to the death against the Nazis in the even that Britain was invaded
Also
If people already know that one, then the scallywags were actually a terrorist group, designed to fight to the death against the Nazis in the even that Britain was invaded
Also
Mind blown! Bigger than Europe is insane! The population thing is crazy as well but i had head the majority of Aussi is just outbacklithium.jelly said:
The UK (or any commonwealth country since Queen Vic): Queen Victoria smoked pot during childbirth, and had the longest reign of any British, or female, monarch.
Italy is run by Mafia, television and corrupted politicians who fancy their vices in front of everyone... and get elected four times. Let me stop at that. Oh, and our culture is dead.
My country Estonia is the home of Skype and Kazaa.
There is an area in Estonia that has "the fifth season"
What it means is that the area gets flooded every spring,
and in that area there is a well that basically boils over
because of the amount of water in the underground river.
There is an area in Estonia that has "the fifth season"
What it means is that the area gets flooded every spring,
and in that area there is a well that basically boils over
because of the amount of water in the underground river.
My country has the biggest neck-tie...Yes,we're that boring.
It's not all that bad,you have excellent sky slopes,fast cars and gorgeous ladiesAdrian Madhog said: