Naked Berlin sunbather chases wild boar after it steals his laptop Even Germany had its fair share of wild animal resurgences, with the news that empty beaches had allowed the country’s grey seal population to flourish.Ħ. ![]() Around the world, there were stories of goats overrunning villages, dolphins and fish reappearing in rivers and canals, and wild boars roaming empty streets. Germany’s seal population up 17 percent after coronavirus empties beachesĪs humans retreated inside their homes during the first half of the year, Mother Nature began to fight back. You know the feeling when you lose an earring or a sock, and you put the other one aside, hoping that its partner will one day show up again? Well, that happened to a library in Berlin, and the missing book did show up - 46 years later! The Central and Regional Library announced back in June that volume 26 of their multi-part series Probleme der Reichsgründungszeit 1848-1879 had finally been returned to them, after being checked out in 1974.ĥ. ![]() Borrower returns book to Berlin library after 46 years So the farmer decided that, if the people couldn’t come to the animals, he would bring the animals to the people, via the internet!Ĥ. Back in April, when everybody was stuck in their homes during the first coronavirus lockdown, a farm in Eltville came up with an innovative way to keep everybody cheerful - offering video calls with alpacas.įorced to close its doors during the shutdown, the farm was facing a shortage of funds, while people at home were lacking social contacts and positive interactions. Sometimes, something cute and fluffy is all that’s needed to lift the spirits. German farm offering video calls with alpacas during coronavirus shutdown Nothing could sum this up better than the news that a Michelin-starred restaurant in Berlin, after being forced to shut down during the first coronavirus lockdown, decided to instead provide gourmet meals to hospitals and other healthcare centres - free of charge.ģ. If there’s one good thing that’s come out of the coronavirus crisis, it’s been a heightened sense of solidarity among the population. Michelin-starred chefs in Berlin cooking free meals for healthcare workers The news quickly hit the papers and the whole world went, “Aaaah!”Ģ. He only realised his proposal had been caught by Google’s satellite camera when an aunt in Canada sent him a screenshot. Steffan Schwarz used a seeding machine to spell out “Will you marry me?” across a field in Hüttenberg. Nothing lifts us up like love! That’s why we so liked this particular story about a German man’s spectacular marriage proposal being immortalised on Google Maps. ![]() German man’s marriage proposal immortalised on Google Maps So for those who feel like they need a bit of good news for a change, we’ve put together a round-up of 10 of our most hilarious, heart-warming, uplifting, and often downright bonkers, stories from 2020. It’s not exactly an exaggeration to say that 2020 has been a difficult year.
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