The world’s largest washing machine now stands in Sweden. It washes 14,000 socks per hour. In eight hours, the machine can wash a week’s worth of underwear for the 17,000 inhabitants of the town of Vara, where it is located.
How many bird strikes were recorded in 1992-2005?
In the period 1992-2005, a total of 1,964 bird strikes were identified within the vicinity of Danish airfields and airports.
Do the people of Copenhagen like high-rise buildings?
In Copenhagen, 86% of the population is against high-rise construction in the historic part of the capital.
The song Bakke Snagvendt
The Bakke Snagvendt song from the children’s program Kaj og Andrea uses language games to swap different parts of words. The language game in the song in question uses internal single consonant substitution.
How many countries have been Roman provinces?
41 European, Asian and African states have been Roman provinces in whole or in part.
Mary Shelly kept her late husband’s heart
Mary Shelly (the author of Frankenstein) kept her late husband’s heart and carried it around for almost 30 years until her death in 1985. The heart was found in a desk drawer a year later, where it was wrapped in one of Mary Shelly’s last poems.
Why did Germany build an electric fence between Belgium and the Netherlands?
In 1915, the German army built an electric fence on the border between Belgium and the Netherlands to stop people from Belgium escaping to neutral Holland.
How big is the world’s largest amber lump?
The world’s largest amber lump was found on Wednesday, July 21, 1999 on Fanø. The amber lump weighed 21 kg. The world’s largest amber lump was found in 1860 in Burma and weighed “only” 15.25 kg.
Women as drivers during World War II?
During World War II, the Russians used female drivers in their T34 tanks to save on total weight, which was between 30-32 tons.
Who was the first footballer to wear red boots?
The first footballer to play in red boots was Liberian Georghe Weah.
