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Fun facts about Denmark - Strange traffic laws
In Denmark it's illegal to start a car while someone is under the vehicle, and before starting car you must check lights, brakes, steering and honk your horn.
You can't leave your broken car on the side of the road without marking it with a red, reflecting triangle.
Car drivers in Denmark must be very careful if a horse drawn carriage will try to pass your car. If the horse becomes nervous, the car owner is required to stop the car, and if necessary even cover car with something.
Headlights of your car in Denmark must be ON all the time in order to distinguish it from parked cars.
Very old law that say - When you drive car, you must send someone in front of your car with a red flag to warn horse drawn carriages that a motorcar is coming this direction. (Of course this is not true nowdays!)
In Denmark it's illegal not to report police when a person has died, and you'll be fined with 20 Danish krone (If they will find you :-).
Very useful law for saving the environment. You must pay a special fee each time you purchase plastic or glass bottle. This money will be returned upon return of the bottle to any of supermarkets.
Another great Danish law for any tourists. At the inn no one can be charged for food unless, this person by his/her own opinion, is "full". Also restaurants can not charge for water unless it's served together with ice or a lemon slice.
Did you know that carport added to a building will increases the value of the building.
Fun facts about Denmark - Flag of Denmark
It's a crime to show disrespect to Danish flag.
Facts About Denmark
You should know that if the Danish flag is hoisted to half of the potential height of the flag pole reflect grief and mourning.
The Danish flag should never be fastened, displayed, used, or stored in such a manner as to permit the Flag to be easily torn, or damaged in any way.
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In Denmark, it is not illegal to escape from jail. However, if the prisoner is captured they must serve the remainder of their term.
Carlsberg
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Carlsberg Breweries ,which orgininates and is based in Copenhagen, makes up 55% of the beer imported into the UK.
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First Lollypops
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i like lollypops and the first lollypop was made in denmark
Louise
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Navet Bluetooth og logo er opkald efter den dansk konge Harald Blaa tand og logoet er designet af de danske runer HB (harald Blaa tand)...
Official language in Denmark?
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in Denmark the official language spoken there is danish other languages is German, Greenlandic, and Faroese.
EVERYTHING.
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peacocks originated from Denmark then died out.
Denmark is also so small that there is no information about it at all. :-)
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it can't touch the ground either !
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the danish flag is not allowed to touch the earth as making the flag dirty is dishonoring it!
Faroe Islands Whale
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When you are born on the Faroe Islands, you automatically are registered in a book of names, for the particular village. If you leave the country and come ...
Did you know?
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On the June 15 1219 Denmark was the first country in the world to have a flag.
Angela from Kentucky
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I was an exchange student in Roskilde, DK and was told that it is illegal to turn away anyone who comes to your home asking for water or a toilet.
Hit Swedes with a stick
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Very old law says, that if the Swedish cross the frosen sea you can hit them with a stick
Hans Christian Andersen :)
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Hans Christian Andersen is a very famous fariy tale writer. He worte 162 stroies and were translated into many different Lang.s :). He wrote The little ...
Drinking Facts
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In Denmark you can drink at any age but you have to be at least 16 years of age to accualy pruches acahol.
The happiest people in world
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The Danes are the most happy people in world. This is proved by tests. :-)
The United Kindom Facts
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The UK is a country in north-western Europe. It is bordered to the south by the English Channel; to the east by the North Sea; to the west by the Irish ...
Texas
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The texas flag hangs out of the cars of many faithfull texasens and well i think its cool that you cant do that in denmark
true facts about danish people
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danish people are the most happyist people (i guess that means i'm danish) :)
there are (as of 2010) approximately 5,519,441
Beats the swedish with sticks!
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an old law, which is still in effect, says that every dane, is entitled to beat any swedish man with a stick, if the Swedish man, comes walking across ...
The crazy fact about Denmark
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In Denmark it is illegal not to eat a Danish bagel on the first Thursday of every month.
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