A tiny Austrian village of about 100 people had a name English speakers couldn’t stop laughing at — F***ing. For decades its road sign kept vanishing: bolts, anti-theft screws, welding, concrete, cameras, even a fortress. None of it worked. On January 1, 2021, the village officially swapped two letters and became Fugging. The internet’s verdict? Even better. #history #austria #strangehistory #funnyhistory #shorts
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Real story: the Austrian village officially became Fugging on 1 Jan 2021 after a council vote. Two things we skipped: a German brewery won an EU trademark fight for a beer named after the village by arguing "Hell" just means pale lager in German, and the new name was already taken, so Austria now has two Fuggings. Bonus: it's a 30-minute drive from the Bavarian town of Petting. Would you have changed the name?
Just name it "Fockin"
Oh hell no….nah…oh thank god it didn't say fu##ing again..
I think it says fucking
😂😂😂😂😂