An Italian immigrant named Italo Marchiony started selling ice cream in edible cups in New York around 1896 — and later patented a cone-making machine in 1903!
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Facts About Italy For Kids
Italy has more UNESCO World Heritage sites than any other country in the world!
The first bank in the world, Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena, was created in Italy in 1472, and it’s still operating today!
The smallest country in the world, Vatican City, is located entirely within Rome, Italy!
The Italian city of Venice is built on 118 small islands, connected by over 400 bridges!
The first wearable eyeglasses were invented in Italy around 1286!
The game we know today as bingo traces its roots back to an Italian lottery called “Lo Giuoco del Lotto d’Italia,” first played around 1530.
One of the world’s first shopping arcades, the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, was completed in Milan, Italy, in 1877!
The first jar of Nutella was made in Italy in 1964!
Around 1808, an Italian inventor named Pellegrino Turri built one of the world’s first typewriters to help a blind friend write letters. He even invented carbon paper to make it work!
Italy grows enough grapes to produce over 6 billion bottles of wine in good years, making it one of the world’s top wine producers!
