r/interestingasfuck • u/The_Love-Tap • 22h ago

Germany has more castles than the United States has McDonald’s. This is the Eltz castle, located in Wiershem. It has been owned and occupied by the same family for 33 generations over 800 years

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u/azad_ninja 21h ago edited 21h ago

I’m assuming your insurance premium is lower if you hire archers and Nightwatchmen to protect against theft and vandalism

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u/JohnHazardWandering 21h ago

The vandals were always a problem. 

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u/WorldsWeakestMan 17h ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/1ZzJXLkmnAMZAV3Y4s

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u/azad_ninja 17h ago

Tom Morello is needed elsewhere 🤘

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u/WorldsWeakestMan 16h ago

He’s the nighwatchman though, he must guard.