Nov 13, 2023 at 10:44 PM Update: 2 hours ago A rare stamp has been sold in the United States for 2 million dollars (more than 1.8 million euros). This makes it the most expensive stamp ever sold in the US. The stamp bears the name Inverted Jenny. It shows an airplane upside down. The … Read more
A Dutch 1 cent coin was sold this week in Veldhoven for a record amount of 110,000 euros, writes of Gelderlander. Never before in our country has so much money been paid for 1 cent. The coin is from 1818 and is very rare. The coin was made in Utrecht as a test copy, but … Read more
Nov 9, 2023 at 7:01 AM Update: an hour ago The Swedish municipality of Lulea wants residents to say hello to each other on the street. The municipality believes that this would greatly improve their well-being. The 80,000 residents of Lulea are said to be too introverted and walk silently through the streets. According to … Read more
Nov 4, 2023 at 9:11 AM Update: an hour ago The name Barbapapa is included in the dictionary fifty years after the first animated films were shown on television Van Dale. Barbapapa, his wife and their seven children are a kind of shapeless blobs that can take on any shape. “The name Barbapapa is still … Read more
Oct 31, 2023 at 10:30 PM Update: 3 minutes ago A French art dealer was in court on Tuesday accused of defrauding an elderly couple. The man paid the couple 150 euros for an African mask. Six months later, the mask fetched 4.2 million euros at auction. It concerns a wooden mask from Gabon, reports … Read more
After six months of spending many nights in his wheelchair, Gert Jan Jonker from Etten-Leur is finally sleeping in his own bed again. A relief. “I thought this can’t be true: I’m lying in my bed! It took six months,” says Gert-Jan as he swallows his tears. “I thought this can’t be true: I’m lying … Read more
Oct 17, 2023 at 6:18 PM Update: 24 minutes ago Two skeletons of more than a thousand years old were found during archaeological excavations on the Grote Markt in Groningen. The bones probably date from the eighth or ninth century. The municipality found the skeletons during excavations because the sewerage system in the center is … Read more
Oct 17, 2023 at 6:18 PM Update: 24 minutes ago Two skeletons of more than a thousand years old were found during archaeological excavations on the Grote Markt in Groningen. The bones probably date from the eighth or ninth century. The municipality found the skeletons during excavations because the sewerage system in the center is … Read more
Oct 12, 2023 at 1:53 p.m A Californian has won the second-largest lottery jackpot in American history. The person, whose identity has not been released, won $1.73 billion in the Powerball lottery. The winning ticket was according to BBC sold in Frazier Park, a town near Los Angeles. The winner paid $2 for the ticket. … Read more
Oct 10, 2023 at 10:38 AM Update: 33 minutes ago A horticulture teacher from the US state of Minnesota has grown a pumpkin weighing more than 1,246 kilos. The man has broken the world record for the heaviest pumpkin ever. The orange giant pumpkin is a gourd that is about the size of 2,100 basketballs … Read more