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A friendly and very common greeting among the Croats in Croatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina is Bog!, both for Hi! and Bye!. The literal meaning of Bog is - God. So, B o g ! Every nation in the world has something characteristic by which it is recognizable. This is also the case with the Croats: - If you wear a tie (la cravate, die Krawatte), then remember its Croatian origin.
 If you wear a , then remember its Croatian origin. - Croatian coat of arms during centuries
- A remarkable Address given by a Croatian Minister to those going to war, and due to its excellency translated into German, Dutch (in the Hague!), Swedish in 1778, and into Latvian in 1804.
- You probably use your PEN almost every day.
- Well, maybe you don"t know that its inventor is PENKALA.Eduard (Slavoljub) Penkala (1871-1922), born in Slovakia to a Polish/Dutch family, became naturalized Croat when after his marriage his family immigrated to Zagreb. He invented the mechanical pen and fountain pen which are bearing his name and now they are in everyday use.
- Inventor of Parachute is Faust Vrancic (1551-1617).
- The unit of magnetic induction is Tesla, named after inventor alternating current technology, the three phase system, radio,...
- Identification by fingerprints (scientific dactyloscopy) was introduced by Josip (Juan) Vucetic
- Do you know what is MOHO-layer of the Earth?
- Antun Lucic discovered the first major gusher in Texas in 1901.
- Filip Wesdin (1748-1806), pioneer of European indology, author of the first Sanskrt grammar in Europe
- Glagolitic Script
- Tamburitza and folk music
- Sir Willam H. Hadow: Croatian composer...JOSEPH HAYDN, London, 1897
- Paula von Preradovic, author of verses of the Austrian national anthem
- Chicago Indians, Ivan Mestrovic
- Monument of Peace (Horsewoman), UN, Antun Agustincic
- Museu Krekovic, Palma de Mallorca (Krekovic portrayed Mahatma Gandhi)
- Pag lace (Paska cipka)
- Letter by Albert Einstein and Heinrich Mann
- The oldest blind theatre in Europe
- The oldest arboretum in Europe (Trsteno near Dubrovnik)
- The oldest maritime law in the world
- The oldest insurance law in Europe
- The King of Dolls
- Professor Balthasar, Croatian cartoon movie character, popular worldwide
- The King of Chips
- The Wolf Man Zinfandel
- Croatian cook-book
- Vegeta is an original, natural, and universal condiment of unique taste. Created in 1958 in Podravka, Koprivnica, it is now used in over 40 countries, and is one of the most popular of European condiments. Evidence of the indisputable quality and originality of Vegeta is, unfortunately, the numerous attempts at copying, imitating, and illegal duplication.
- PLIVA is today the largest pharmaceutical company in Croatia and by sales, the largest in Central and Eastern Europe. Its bestselling product is Sumamed antibiotic.
- Dogs: Dalmatian dog, Dubrovnik hunger, Croatian shepherd, Istrian short hair hound, Istrian coarse-haired, Posavina hound, Tornjak
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