Germany is well-known for its rich cultural landscape, literature, poetry and art, as well as for some of its great minds and public celebrity figures. Who would have thought we had Germany to thank for the heart-warming blare of an accordion? He received the patent for his ear plugs in 1907 and they started to be mass produced and sold in 1908. However, not many are aware that it is a German invention, although in some ways this is not surprising given that many other Europeans associate Germans with organisation, punctuality and neatness. HariboHaribo, the iconic brand of coloured gummy bears (called Gummibärchen in German), was invented by Hans Riegel in Bonn in 1922.

Source: The Local July 22, 2021 14:37 UTC