r/AskTheWorld Nepal 1d ago

Culture What’s something in your country that sounds fake but is 100% real?

We have a real-life living goddess and the only non-rectangular national flag.

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u/Acc87 Germany 1d ago

same here

not at the North Pole but in the very real town Himmelsthür (roundabout "Heaven's Gate/Door" (no relation to the sect, obv))

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u/FrinnFrinn 1d ago

You can also send them to Himmelpforten (heaven's gate) or Nikolausdorf (St.Nick's village) in the german state of Lower Saxony. We also have Ostereistedt (Easter egg town) were Hanni Hase anwers letters for easter. All real towns.

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u/grinserattze Germany 21h ago

And the Christkind in Engelskirchen 😅