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Fascinating Facts
1. Italy is comprised of 20 different regions and its language is spoken by over 70 million people!
2. What we now call Italian actually originated inSiena.
3. Two of Europe’s smallest countries are withinItaly itself: San Marino and The Vatican.
4. Italy has over 140 different types of pasta!
5. The oldest European university is the University of Bologna.
6.
Italy has more hotel rooms than any other country in Europe!
7. The telephone was created in Italy.
8. Shakespeare based more than 13 plays in the boot-shaped country.
9. ‘Ars longa, vita brevis’ is a common saying inItaly, reflecting their love of leisure.

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