Weird news in the category Other

Category: Other

Penguin's Flight Fiasco: How a South African Helicopter Crash Was Caused by an Unlikely Passenger

A penguin caused a helicopter crash in South Africa by interfering with the controls. Authorities reported that the penguin, placed in a cardboard box, slid off a passenger's lap... Read more

Posted in Animals 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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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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If the population of China walked past you in a single line, the line would never end because of the rate of reproduction. See more

Posted in Other by Bas van Rijn

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Fewer than half of the 16,200 major league baseball players have ever hit a home run. See more

Posted in Other by Paul van der Maas

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Average number of people airborne over the US any given hour: 61,000. See more

Posted in Other by Paul van der Maas

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The national anthem of Greece has 158 verses. No one in Greece has memorized all 158 verses. See more

Posted in Entertainment Other by Bas van Rijn

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The average person laughs 13 times a day! See more

Posted in Other by Paul van der Maas

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The word "four" has four letters. In the English language there is no other number whose number of letters is equal to its value. See more

Posted in Other by Bas van Rijn