Denmark has 24 million pigs, more than its human population of 5.4 million. The country is the world’s largest pork exporter. Danish pig farms produce enough slurry to fill 90,000 swimming pools annually. Chickens are the most populous livestock globally, while China has the most livestock overall. There are more pigs than humans in Denmark: […]
In Denmark, unmarried individuals are covered in cinnamon on their 25th birthday as a tradition dating back to spice merchants who never had time to marry. Being unmarried has no stigma and the average age to marry is in the 30s. Denmark has the longest-standing monarchy, more bicycles than cars, and was the first country […]
Denmark is a constitutional monarchy in northern Europe and the southernmost of the Scandinavian countries. It has a mixed economy and a socially progressive culture. The majority of Danes are of Scandinavian origin, and the main language spoken is Danish. The country was once known as Viking territory and is home to famous attractions such […]
Niels Bohr, a Danish physicist, was given a house next to the Carlsberg Brewery with free beer after winning the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1922. He founded the Institute for Theoretical Physics and proposed a theory for the hydrogen atom based on quantum theory. He also advocated for peaceful applications of atomic physics and […]
