15. Fried Chicken Steak, most people would think this is American but it is actually weiner schnitzel with the name changed to fried chicken steak. 14. The ring binder was also a german invention. 13. The Nutcracker, was started in rural wooded regions of Germany and were know for the intricate detail and decoration. 12. The Gingerbread house, was first in German fairy tales but then it became a christmas tradition. 11. Advent calendar, started as just a way to count down the days left until christmas but it wasn't until WWII that they started to fill these calendars with chocolate and treats. 10. Decorating the christmas tree, The germans weren't the first ones to have a tree for christmas but they were the first ones to decorate the tree. 9. The easter bunny, was first found in 16th century german writings but it was dutch settlers that made it big. 8. Easter egg hunts was first started in Southern Germany. 7. Gummy bears was invented by Hans Riegel Sr. when he started the Haribo company. 6. Prefabricated Homes, were invented after WWII to house the American soldiers occupying the area at the time. 5. ''Here Comes the Bride'' or ''Treulich Gefuhrt'' was composed by Richard Wagner in 1850. 4. Disney's castle is actually a copy of the Neuschwanstein Castle in Bavaria. 3. Hot Dog, Ketchup and Mayo are all German inventions, the hot dog was a pork sausage in the 13th century and Ketchup was invented by the Heinz company and mayo came from the Hellman company both German. 2. The light bulb was invented by Heinrich Gobel but he didn't patent so Thomas Edison stole it and patented it. 1. The hair perm was invented by a German hairdresser, Charles Nessler who created the earlier version of it. |
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