Its common for Germans to braise their brisket with dark beer.
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Fun Fact: Yoshi’s Island in European Languages
Yoshi’s Island was actually the first Mario game to feature language localization for both French and German during its European (PAL) release.
(Not So) Fun Fact: Queen Victoria’s Grandson Charles Edward in Germany
Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha had a strange life. He was born a British prince (as a grandson of Queen Victoria), became a German Duke, but ended his career as a politician working for Adolf Hitler. He received minor punishments after the war but definitely lived a meager retirement before dying in 1954…
(Not So) Fun Fact: Prince Albert’s Parents
Queen Victoria’s husband Prince Albert was not the product of a happy marriage. His father was strict and had affairs with other women. His parents divorced and his mother was exiled from court and she died of cancer at the age of 30.
Fun Fact: Croatia’s Resistance Movement Against an Evil Germany
Croatia was occupied by Germany during World War II but a socialist resistance movement was active during the occupation and most of it surviving members were key in the founding of Yugoslavia later.