Tag Archives: Switzerland

Nestle was founded by Henri Nestle in the 19th century in the country of Switzerland.

In 1978, two men in Switzerland stole Charlie Chaplin’s body and tried to extort $600,000 from his family.

The Swiss will actually drop ice cream on the ground all night in a tradition supposedly bringing luck.

Since there many different languages spoken in Switzerland, the official name for the country is Confoederatio Helvetica which is Latin. The name isn’t used often, but rather just for official documents.

St. Bernard dogs were named after the Saint Bernard passes which are routes in the alps in Switzerland, France, and Italy. They were bred to be rescue dogs in the area. Before the name was official they were also called saint dogs, barry dogs, and noble steeds.