Trivias about Italy

#1 The Italian wolf is Italy’s national animal. The animal plays a huge role in Italian culture;
according to legend, Romulus and Remus – who founded Rome in 753 BC – were raised by a she-
wolf.

#2 Italians believe that the number 17 is bad luck. That explains why some buildings in Italy don’t
have a 17th floor. This superstition comes from the Roman numeral for 17: XVII. That’s because
these letters are an anagram of VIXI, which in Latin means “I have lived” or “My life is over”.
#3. Vatican City, Vatican City is the only nation in the world that can lock it's own gate at night. It
has it's own phone company, radio,TV stations, money and stamps.It even has it's own army.The
historic Swiss guard.
United Kingdom

#1.Scrapped Billion Dollar Healthcare System

The United Kingdom has spent on a health service computer system that aimed to help medical
and healthcare institutions across the country. However, it failed big time forcing them to shut it
down. Did you know how much they lost for this project? US$15.8 billion.
#2. Alcohol Drinking is Basically for Everyone

The United Kingdom has current laws that allow even 18 years old and below to drink alcoholic
drinks. Under the Children Act 1908, any parent can give an alcoholic drink to children five years
old and below only under medical supervision. They considered alcohol as an anesthetic to treat
acute injuries. Moreover, teenagers age 16 years old and below are also allowed to drink, only if
they are accompanied by adults. 16 to 17 years old are also allowed to drink beer, wine, and
cider. The only thing that makes it illegal is that if they purchase the alcoholic drink themselves.
They are only allowed to drink in a pub or any private place.

#3 The First Chocolate Drink Store

Did you know that London was credited to open the first ever hot chocolate drink store in the
world? In the early 1700s, Englishmen started running chocolate houses. In fact, they were the
first one to add milk to chocolate drinks. In 1886, the first chocolate bar was created in Bristol,
England.

SPAIN
#1 The first ‘novel’ is attributed to a Spaniard

Cervantes’ Don Quixote, written in 1605, is considered to be the first modern novel.
#2.Spanish is the second most widely spoken language in the world

There are an estimated 437 million people native speakers of Spanish, it comes only after
Chinese. While Castilian Spanish is the official language, in Catalonia, the Basque country and
Galicia, the regional languages of Catalan, Basque and Galician all have official status.
#3. Nudity is legal in Spain

– some say all the better to enjoy the country’s mainly Mediterranean-temperate climate with its
hot dry summers, mild, rainy winters and more than 3,000 hours of sunlight a year. Spain also
had the youngest marrying age in Europe before it changed the legal age from 14 to 16 years in
2015.

FRANCE
#1France is known as the wealthiest country in Europe, and it is the fourth wealthiest nation in
the world.

#2The Eiffel Tower is one of France’s most recognized historical structures and it was first built in
1889 in order to act as the entrance of the World Fair. Since then it has been used as an
observation tower and a radio broadcasting tower.
#3 Mont Blanc in the French Alps is the highest mountain in Europe. Climbing to the summit
takes about 12 hours.