ITALY

INVENTIONS

• The Italians invented the thermometer
• They invented the ice cream cone
• Italians invented the typewriter
• Glasses were an italian invention
• pizza was invented Naples around 1860

INVENTIONS

• The Espresso was invented by an Italian who did so to reduce breaks.
• the prisms came from Italy
• Casino The first known gambling house, not called a casino although meeting the modern definition, was the Ridotto, established in Venice, Italy in 1638.

FUN FACTS

• Italy's national dish is pasta
• Italy has been nicknamed Bel Paese meaning beautiful country.
• Parma in Italy is where the Parmesan cheese originated.
• the average Italian consumes about 26 gallons of wine a year
• before adopting the euro Italy's currency was known as the lira.

FUN FACTS

• the longest river in Italy is the po river
• Over 50 million tourists a year visit Italy.
• pizza is one of the very few words which is understood all over the world.
• the average Italian consumes half a pound of bread a day

MORE FUN FACTS

• Italy looks like a high heeled boot
• Rome is Italy's capital city
• Italians eat seasonally
• Most italians eat pasta at least once a day
• Italy has 20 regions and 6 islands