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7 surprising things you did not know about Hungary
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Hungary is famous for lots of things one would never imagine. Inventors, food, internationally well-known people, wine, you name it. Here, we have gathered seven things you probably did not know about our country.
1. Women’s chess
That is right, we are the best when it comes to women’s chess. In 1991, at the age of 15, Judit Polgár won a record-breaking Grandmaster title in the history of chess. She is known as the best female chess player of all time and the only woman who broke the 2,700 Live-Point Supermaster barrier. She scored her highest 2735 points in July 2005.
2. Hollywood
Hollywood would not be Hollywood without the contribution of Hungarians, as magyarorszagom.hu puts it. Paramount Pictures founder Adolf Zukor, Vilmos Fried – better known as William Fox – and Casablanca director Michael Curtiz (formerly known as Kaminer Manó) all have Hungarian ancestry.
3. The number 96
With the coronation of Ruler (Prince) Árpád, he became the first Hungarian king, thus marking the foundation of the Hungarian state in 896. The construction of our first underground railway began in 1896. It is a legal requirement that buildings in Budapest should not be higher than 96 metres. On top of that, the Hungarian national anthem can be recited in exactly 96 seconds, if we keep to the right tempo.
