Who Knew? Some Fun Facts

The leaning buildings in Amsterdam are not falling over. The lean was to avoid paying more in taxes. The tax was based on the size of the building's footprint on the ground. Owners wanted to minimize the tax and maximize the space, so to get around it they designed houses with a "corbel," or an overhang, where each successive floor would extend slightly further out over the street or canal than the floor below. This makes appear to be leaning, but it isn't. It also helps when hoisting stuff up to the upper floors by rope.

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Map of Europe with individual countries grouped by preferred type of alcoholic drink, based on recorded alcohol per capita (age 15+) consumption (in litres of pure alcohol) in 2016[1] Wine RED BeerBLUE Spirits YELLOW
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