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In this category, you will find all kinds of cool facts about Switzerland. From Swiss world records to a quiz about Switzerland or simply random facts about Switzerland, it’s all right here!
For instance, did you know that Switzerland has 12 UNESCO World Heritage sites? Or that Zürich has more than 1200 public water fountains?
So You Think You Know Your Airline Brands?
Do you know which tail belongs to which airline? Swiss International Air Lines is a given, but see how many others you know...
Cowgirl Shows Tricks with Swiss Cow
A 16 year old German girl learned in Switzerland how to turn her cow into a jumping acrobat! Now you can have the opportunity to convince a cow to behave like a horse! There is actually a cow school close to Zürich...
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What the Sechseläuten tradition in Zürich is all about
Switzerland certainly boasts some bizarre traditions, but one of the most cruel ones has to be the Böögg Bonfire during Sechseläuten (for the Böögg, that is). Every year, the various guilds from the city of Zürich...
Breaking News: Apple Buys Swatch
This just in: In an unprecedented move even to seasoned investors, tech giant Apple buys out Swiss watchmaker Swatch! This announcement has one Goldman Sachs analyst stunned: "The merger of Apple and Swatch came out of...
Switzerland leads in Mac Market Share (not the Fast Food Kind)
According to some recent research, it turns out that Switzerland is actually the most Mac friendly country in the world! I guess the Helvetic admiration of Apple started...
Chocoholics Envying Swiss Chocolate Kitchen
Master pastry chef Alain Roby has used 2000 lbs of chocolate and sugar to built a replica of his home kitchen in Geneva...
Google Street View Hitting Swiss Ski Slopes
Google has just launched a contest to determine which one of 30 Swiss ski resorts to "Street View" first: The winner and a friend will each get three day passes for the winning resort, including accommodation! Enter the...
Inventions You Didn’t Know Are Swiss: Velcro
George de Mestral was a Swiss engineer and amateur mountaineer who invented Velcro in 1948. While hiking one day, he had noticed that burdock seeds kept sticking to his clothes and his dog's fur. Upon further...
