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Interesting Tidbits about Italy
Friday, April 03, 2009
- Italy means grazing or where there were oxen.
- The colors of the Italian flag represent three virtues: Hope (green), Faith (white), and Charity (red).
- The official language is Italian, but German and French are also spoken in some regions.
- Italy is slightly larger than Arizona and over 75% of it is mountainous or hilly.
- Rome was founded in 753 BC.
- "Pizza Margherita" is named after a queen of Italy who was vacationing in Naples and the pizza chef made her a pizza with mozzarella (white), basil (green), and tomato (red) representing the Italian flag.
- The Italian peninsula is surrounded by five seas (the Adriatic, Ionian, Tyrrhenean, Ligurian, and Mediterranean).
