Unusual events, facts, and stories from different parts of the globe.
Curious from around the world
Turkey set an impressive Guinness World Record with the largest open-air folk dance in Istanbul. 5,000 dancers gathered under the motto "The dance is ours".
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The United Arab Emirates is launching its national passenger railway network. See the routes, ticket prices, and when the trains will connect Abu…
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NASA has halted the "Gateway" lunar station project after investing over $3.5 billion. An analysis of the financial losses, the political shift, and…
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Stellantis, Bolt, and Pony.ai are launching a pilot project for autonomous vehicles in Luxembourg. Technologies for driverless ride-sharing are being…
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The "Nancy Grace Roman" Space Telescope is scheduled to launch no earlier than August 30 aboard a "Falcon Heavy," following a successful final…
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A bright fireball over Massachusetts and New Hampshire exploded at an altitude of about 64 km with energy equivalent to 300 tons of TNT, NASA…
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The race for "Car of the Year 2027" in Europe has begun. Learn who the first candidates are, what the criteria are for the jury, and when we will…
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Remitly's new immigration index ranks 82 countries. Find out which countries offer the highest standard of living, safety, and income in 2026.
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A section of the original 1889 Eiffel Tower staircase has changed hands at an auction in Paris. See how much the historic segment sold for.
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A luxury Richard Mille watch worth up to 1 million euros was stolen from a hotel in Cannes during the film festival. The police are investigating an…
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A distant comet from the Oort cloud, C/2025 R3 (Pan-STARRS), has entered the inner Solar System and in April is visible low above the eastern horizon…
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The crew of the "Artemis II" lunar mission successfully returned to Earth after a 10-day expedition. The Orion capsule landed in the Pacific Ocean,…
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A jar of Nutella, freely floating in the Orion cabin during a live broadcast of the Artemis II mission, sparked a wave of jokes about "the greatest…
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A new generation of polar scientific divers is being trained at the Finnish station "Kilpisjärvi" while Arctic sea ice reaches record lows.…
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On March 20th, the spring equinox arrives - the moment when day and night are almost equal, and nature symbolically transitions from winter to…
