Many people encounter the word "Bavaria" and the products that are attributed to this geographical region but not many people know where it is actually located even if someone tries to find it in the map. The reason for this is simple -- Bavaria is not a country but the largest of Germany's 16...
There are three recognized classes of the Schnauzer and the Giant Schnauzer is one of them. It originated in the Wurttenberg and Bavaria regions of Germany and it is known as “Riesenschnauzer” which means “Giant.” This herding dog has an accepted height of 23 to 26 inches for females and 26 to 28...
The German Shepherd dog is also commonly known as Alsatian, and in its native Germany, it is called “Deutscher Schaferhund”. The short-coated working breed was developed by Max Von Stephanitz from mixing a variety of farm and herding dogs from the regions of Bavaria, Thurginia and Wertemberg. The...
The world of biological hoaxes is a great one. Some of them are pranks, some are there to make money, and some are just to laugh at those who don't know any better. There's something about slapping together of a handful of different animals and convincing tourists that it's a real thing that exists...
A sin-eater is a spiritual healer who is hired for the purpose of cleansing a dying person of his or her sins. A heavy and difficult job—usually taken by outcasts who had no other means of employment—it also carried the risk of excommunication. The Roman Catholic Church believed that sin-eaters...
