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- October is national pasta month, which was the month Christopher Columbus was born.
- There are over 350 different types of pasta in the world today.
- The pizza comes from the city of Naples, Italy.
- Italy is slightly larger than the US state of Arizona.
- Italians, on average eat around 30 kg (66 pounds) of pasta and drink 60 liters of wine per year .
- Italy manufactures most of the world's top sports cars - Ferrari, Lamborghini, Bugatti, Maserati and Alfa Romeo being some of the most popular.
- The termometer is an Italian invention.
- The average Italian consumes a half a pound of bread a day.
- The ice cream cone is an Italian invention.
- There are more hotel rooms in Italy than any other nation.
- The Bellini was invented sometime between 1934 and 1948 by Giuseppe Cipriani, founder of Harry's Bar in Venice, Italy.
- The "Promessi Sposi" is Italy's literature equivalent of Rome and Juliet.
- The opera was born in Italy.
- Vatican City is the only nation in the world that can lock its own gates at night. It has its own phone company, radio, T.V. stations, money, and stamps. It even has its own army, the historic Swiss Guard.
- Rome is the largest city in Italy.
- The national anthem of Italy is Inno de Memeli.
