They have more than 30 words for "apple core", and other things you didn't know about Switzerland

Jul 31, 2019

German test pilot Markus Scherdel steers the solar-powered Solar Impulse 2 aircraft over the Lake Murten during a training flight at its base in Payerne September 27, 2014. The aircraft, which was unveiled April 9, weighs 2.4 tons with a wingspan of 72 meters (236 ft.) and has more than 17,000 solar cells. The attempt to fly around the world in stages using only solar energy will be made from March 2015 starting from Abu Dhabi.

Solar Impulse 2, a record-breaking Swiss plane. Image: REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

Micol Lucchi

Lead, Swiss Public Affairs, World Economic Forum

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