Weird news in the category All

The most common name in the world is Mohammed. See more

Posted in Other by Bas van Rijn

Heroin used to be a cough medicine for children. A German company (Bayer) registered heroin as a trademark. See more

Posted in Health & Food by Paul van der Maas

Those stars and colours you see when you rub your eyes are called phosphenes. See more

Posted in Tech & Science by Paul van der Maas

The catfish has over 27,000 taste buds, that makes the catfish rank #1 for animal having the most taste buds. See more

Posted in Animals by Bas van Rijn

If a surgeon in Ancient Egypt lost a patient while performing an operation, his hands were cut off. See more

Posted in Crime & Law Health & Food by Paul van der Maas

In Switzerland, it's against the law to slam your car door. See more

Posted in Crime & Law by Bas van Rijn

The heart beats about 100,000 times each day. See more

Posted in Tech & Science by Paul van der Maas

The Chinese ideogram for 'trouble' depicts two women living under one roof'. I wonder why ;-). See more

Posted in Other by Paul van der Maas

Zero point energy is a source of energy which is released when atoms stop moving, at -273 Celcius. See more

Posted in Tech & Science by Bas van Rijn