Oak processionary caterpillars are back. These creatures eventually turn into moths – great food for local bats, birds, or the neighbor’s dog that will eat pretty much anything – but in the caterpillar stage, their bodies are covered with toxic bristles that irritate the skin and lungs. As annoying as they are, Luxembourg residents can […]
This company said it had innovation in its DNA, but in fact it was a genetic disorder called phenylketonuria
A Luxembourg IT company that for more than ten years has boasted about having innovation in its DNA has discovered that what it actually has encoded in its genetic sequence is a disorder called phenylketonuria. The discovery was made after the company, which specializes in fund management and monitoring software, sent a sample of its […]
Artificial sun to be installed above Luxembourg
Admitting that this summer’s weather has been a major bummer and that mood levels are at an all-time low, Luxembourg officials have announced the construction of an artificial sun. The sun, measuring 17.4 meters in diameter and powered by energy sourced from the Cattenom nuclear power plant, will be suspended high above Mersch, the geographical […]
Mosquito, caterpillar, mite agree to divide up last unbitten, unstung patch of skin
In what’s being called the Berlin Conference but for bugs, arachnids, and other critters, three superpowers in the world of skin irritation have forged a historic agreement on how to fairly divide a recently discovered clear patch of human epidermis. The clear patch of skin, a rare find during a period of mass skin irritation […]
Meluxina crashes after technician asks, ‘How can I afford a home in Luxembourg on an average salary?’
Soon after Luxembourg’s new supercomputer Meluxina was officially inaugurated on Monday, a desperate technician took the opportunity to ask it to find a way for him to buy a home in Luxembourg even though he earns an average salary, causing the machine to crash. Meluxina, which is part of a European network of supercomputers and […]