The discovery of a mineral dubbed Luxembourgite near an old mine some time back received a lot of news coverage, but it’s not the only mineral the Grand Duchy can claim as its own. Here are seven others: Rentalium Depositate This mineral is found in recently vacated rentals. It’s formed when repeated pressure, such as […]
Newcomers warned against accidental exposure to Eurovision
Luxembourg officials are warning about a potentially strong outbreak of the Eurovision Song Contest this year, and they are advising newcomers — particularly those from other continents who’ve never seen the contest — to avoid being accidentally exposed to Saturday night’s televised final. “One moment you’re flipping through channels looking for a good action movie […]
EU employees lay flowers at site where thousands of unread reports are buried
KIRCHBERG — In commemoration of Europe Day in Luxembourg, a crowd of employees from European Union institutions gathered at a document burial site to pay respect to the millions of pages of official reports that, once printed, were never read. “It’s great that we have this day to celebrate European unity, but it’s important to […]
Luxembourg to import hundreds of anarchist street punks
Responding to complaints that the country is two shades too quiet, Luxembourg officials have announced a plan to import up to 500 anarchist street punks with the aim of shaking things up. The anarchists, all between the ages of 18 to 25, will mostly be recruited from neighboring countries, but some are being sourced from […]
Expat family will literally do anything if told it’s ‘tradition’
In a display of extreme willingness to integrate, a family that moved to Luxembourg earlier this year will literally do anything as long as they believe it’s a tradition here, according to sources. In February, a misunderstanding about the Buergbrennen led the newly arrived Dellucci family to erect and burn in their own garden a […]
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