Weird news in the category Other

Category: Other

Drummer plays for 72 hours straight

An Indonesian musician who played the drums for 72 hours has broken a world record. Kunto Hartono, 26, was declared the holder of the national record for longest drum-beating and... Read more

Posted in Other by Paul van der Maas

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The Mall in Washington, D.C. is 1.4 times larger than Vatican City. See more

Posted in Business & Politics Other by Paul van der Maas

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The women of Iceland earn two-thirds of their nation's university degrees. See more

Posted in Other by Paul van der Maas

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American adults have been educated for the longest time. See more

Posted in Other by Paul van der Maas

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The ten most generous governments (relative to GDP) are all in Europe. See more

Posted in Business & Politics Other by Paul van der Maas

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The top 8 most developed countries all speak Germanic languages. Every such country is in the top 20. See more

Posted in Other by Paul van der Maas

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All Humans Are 99.9% Genetically Identical and 98.4% of human genes are the same as the genes of a chimpanzee. See more

Posted in Tech & Science Other by Paul van der Maas

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In Chinese the words for crisis and opportunity are the same. See more

Posted in Other by Maria Chernaya

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In space, astronauts cannot cry properly, because there is no gravity, so the tears can't flow down their faces! See more

Posted in Other by Maria Chernaya