Strange But True: Luxembourg Divorce Rate
By Lucie Winborne
More than 80% of the white sand around tropical coral reefs is actually the byproduct of parrotfish excretion.
Regball, or rugball, is a tough Russian sport combining basketball, wrestling and rugby. As in basketball, players try to shoot a ball through a hoop, but there are no free throws and no need for dribbling. In addition, wrestling and takedowns are part of the action; in fact, there's relatively little that's not allowed.
In the 15th and 16th centuries, jewelers purposely left cavities in some rings so wearers could fill them with aromatic substances to block offensive odors.
The Dog Bark Park in Cottonwood, Idaho, which until 2024 offered guests the usual hotel amenities in a giant, dog-shaped building painted to look like a beagle dubbed "Sweet Willy," is now a popular roadside attraction, free museum and gift shop.
Though Luxembourg has one of the smallest populations in Europe (approximately 500,000), the country's divorce rate is the world's highest at 87%.
A 2015 paper in the Journal of Behavioral Addictions documented the study of a woman named Helen who was addicted to fortune tellers.
One billion hours of video are watched on YouTube every day.
The corpse lily blooms so infrequently that when that event finally occurs, it often makes local and even global headlines.
Netflix is responsible for 15% of the world's internet traffic.
Catalan mechanic Enric Marco was a prominent public face of Spanish Holocaust survivors, until his story was discovered to be pure invention at the height of his fame in 2005.
In four of America's five largest cities, it's cheaper to rely on Uber than own a car.
Thought for the Day: "A computer once beat me at chess, but it was no match for me at kick boxing." -- Emo Philips
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