Weird
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At 1:10 a.m. on May 9, 1945, night owls in the USSR heard a radio report that Nazi Germany had officially surrendered to the Soviet Union. Rather than wait until morning to celebrate, citizens took to the streets in their pyjamas. The revelry reached such a fever pitch that by the time Joseph Stalin addressed […]
Unfortunately for many parents throughout history, a hungry pig would occasionally find an untended baby or young child and eat it. In 1386, a court in Falaise, France sentenced a female pig to be horrifically mutilated in its head and forelegs, an application of the lex talionis because the pig had maimed and eaten the […]
Who: HUMPHREY What: 67.6275 CENTIMETRE(S) Where: UNITED STATES (KALONA) When: 27 APRIL 2018 The smallest bull (height) measures 67.6 cm (26.6 in) and was achieved by Humphrey, who is owned by Joe and Michelle Gardner ( both USA), as measured at Kalona Veterinary Clinic, in Kalona, Iowa, USA, on 27 April 2018. Humphrey is a […]
To date, there are only one species that has been called ‘biologically immortal’: the jellyfish Turritopsis dohrnii. These small, transparent animals hang out in oceans around the world and can turn back time by reverting to an earlier stage of their life cycle. A new jellyfish’s life begins with a fertilised egg, which grows into […]
In the 1830s, tomato ketchup was sold as a medicine, claiming to cure ailments like diarrhoea, indigestion, and jaundice. The idea was proposed by Dr John Cook Bennett, who later sold the recipe in form of ‘tomato pills’. As numerous people began to sell ketchup as a medicine, the market reportedly collapsed in the 1850s. […]
The Bahamas are known for many things; white-sand beaches, crystal-clear shores, and vibrant local culture all bring flocks of tourists to their islands each year. Most recently though, this tropical paradise is gaining a reputation for something else entirely. Pigs. Specifically, pigs on a beach. The island in the Bahamas’ Exuma region, Big Major Cay, […]
A man wanted to pop the question to his better half in the most original way possible, so he ordered a takeaway and asked the restaurant to write ‘will you marry me’, on the box. A man has been praised for keeping romance alive after proposing to his girlfriend with a message written on a […]
A 750 ml water bottle costs an unbelievable Rs 45 lakh (FD$129,004.91). Here’s the story behind Acqua di Cristallo Tributo a Modigliani. While it’s no surprise that some of the world’s costliest drinks like champagnes, wines and single malt whiskies cost lakhs and even crores of rupees, it is beyond imagination for most of us […]
A plant of the Cucurbitaceae family, available in a stunning range of colours and sizes, Densuke watermelons, which produces large fruits up to 8 pounds, smaller than the standard size that is sold in Europe and the United States, but in Japan, they cost much more than their weight. They are very rare and every […]
Imagine you are sleeping in your own bedroom and a COW falls on you from the roof. The unthinkable actually happened in Brazil. In 2013, Joao Maria de Souza was taking a nap in bed when a cow that had been grazing on grass on a hill behind his house walked onto the asbestos roof […]
