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#europe travel # EuropeCome join us for the best European adventure travel vacations and euro adventure travel trips with Trusted Adventures. We offer you authentic and fun 4 day to 2 week Europe vacations and European adventure travel tours in France, Italy, Spain, Ireland, Germany, England, Switzerland, Turkey and many other European and Mediterranean adventure travel destinations. Search all trips Europe Adventure Travel Trusted Adventure Knowledge: (things you probably would not know if not for Trusted Adventures) 1-All swans in England are the property of the queen or king. 2-The 13th century tower of St. Peter s Church in Zurich, Switzerland has the largest clock face in Europe. The record-breaking clock face 28 1/2 feet in diameter and the minute hand alone is almost 12 feet long. 3-The Dark Ages in Europe lasted from 476 to 1,000 AD. That is just about twice as long as the United States has been a country. 4-80 to 90 percent of Europe was once covered in forest, but this has been reduced to 3 percent in Western Europe. Some rainforests in parts of the Caucasus and Oak forests in the Mediterranean regions still remain untouched- an unbelievable fact, considering the rapid deforestation that Europe has seen over the years. 5-The home of Guinness is in Dublin. The famous Guinness Brewery at St. James' Gate, Dublin has a 9,000 year lease. 6-The 10 most generous countries in the world when it comes to charitable giving are all located in Europe. 7-The first country to join the industrial revolution in Europe was Great Britain. 8-Europe has been racked with war throughout its history to the point where more than 70 former countries have been conquered and no longer appear on maps. 9-The formation of the EU has been the only one of its kind in the world. This body of integrated economics among member countries has led to rapid development of free economy in Europe and is projected to be one of the most decisive organizations in the coming years. 10-Europe produces just over 18 percent of all the oil in the world.
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