Etiket: oddity
“David Bowie” (Space Oddity): Strangely charming
The second attempt at a debut album was a small step for humanity, but a quantum leap for David Bowie. David “Kid” Jensen played it first. In his show on…
A Finnish referee involved in a statistical oddity: the World Cup has a streak of commas on it
At the Women’s Futsal World Cup, one penalty kick has been whistled in each game so far. Georgia Stanway (left) fans her penalty goal against Haiti. PDO The Women’s World…
ODDITY’s billion-dollar IPO successful: Initial price of the ODDITY share on the NASDAQ 40 percent above the issue price
The online beauty platform ODDITY was able to sell more shares than planned as part of its IPO. The issue price was also above the previously announced price range. •…
Internet is amused by the “arrest” of the Easter Bunny in Düsseldorf
BZ/dpa The police wanted to pull the suspect’s ears until they realized: he already has them! A humorous post by the Düsseldorf police caused a great response on Facebook: the…
“Reickendorf” becomes Reinickendorf again – new place-name sign for the district
BZ/dpa A spelling mistake can be corrected quickly in everyday life. On a town sign, however, it cannot be removed so quickly – as the Berlin district of Reinickendorf also…
This hedgehog pays Mum’s rent
Sweet, prickly and always in a good mood. That’s how you knew Mr. Pokee, Germany’s most famous hedgehog. In 2018, the cutest hedgehog on the internet died and millions of…
Boy (8) becomes a library star with a book he wrote himself
BZ This second grader became a little star author in his home country! Dillon Helbig (8) caused quite a stir in a library in the city of Boise (US state…
Police find the mother of the little one who caused the accident
BZ/dpa A curious accident with a bobby car in Münsterland has been solved. In Ahaus, a week and a half ago, a child hit a pedestrian with a red bobby…
In the district of Goslar, opponents of vaccination become “involuntary vaccination helpers”
BZ/dpa The district of Goslar wants to support the worldwide vaccination campaign of the World Health Organization with a curious fundraiser. As district administrator Alexander Saipa (SPD) announced on Monday,…
These Berlin twins are a genetic wonder
Konstantin Marrach Their shirts, pants and shoes are the same. But otherwise the twins hardly resemble each other. Neither by nature nor by body size – and above all not…