24 strange moments of 2024 (with lottery, diesel and ladder logic)

Pregnant woman I didn’t know about, funeral urns, R$250,000 to repair a car, bear pissing, makeout time, strange deliveries…

We started the year on January 1st. Something unprecedented. It was on that day, January 1, 2024, that a Russian woman went to the hospital because she felt abdominal pains. But she was pregnant. Not even the woman herself knew that. In fact, she categorically denied the pregnancy and could not believe what was happening. The baby was born three hours after the mother was admitted to the hospital.

It was also on the 1st that the prize was drawn in several countries. One of them was the Netherlands, which offered a first prize of 30 million euros. No one knew who the winner was during the first two weeks of the year. The lucky winner, who didn’t even look at the ticket on day 1, then he looked and needed a few days to understand what had happened.

Leaving the International Day of Peace alone, shortly afterwards something in a restaurant became news. It happened next door, in Spain: when booking online, the following note read “Probably I’m going to break up with my boyfriend there. I ask you for a discreet table. We’re not going to put on a show, but it’s so you don’t see him crying… Thank you for your understanding…”. Nobody knows how this story ended.

Around here, a Portuguese handball Cup game was because the referees… didn’t know the rules. The (first) duel between Associação Desportiva Albicastrense and Associação Desportiva dos Carvalhos ended in a draw and should have had a full extra time – and not just half extra time, which is what happened.

Now, the first of several memories linked to politics: during the electoral campaign of the legislative elections, the famous man decided to carry out, himself, a exit search… funeral homes. Yes, next to coffins. “Unfortunately, we don’t have votes here. But, as the dream rules life, on March 10th vote for Tino de Rans. Vote LAUGH.”

Imagine that you live in a country where, on average, a liter of diesel costs R$1,995. Imagine that you arrive at a BP station and see that, after all, a liter of diesel is . Imagine this really happened. It was in the Netherlands. Big queues, it was chaos in the place. It was a breakdown not system.

Returning to the long-awaited legislative elections in March, at one point, the Liberal Initiative… it disappeared. And there were only three days left until the elections. The party’s website was attacked and it was necessary to restore a backup older, which did not have a list of deputies.

Among figures on the used car market (relative to 2023, but published in 2024), we highlight the highest amount paid for a repair in a workshop. It was really very loud: for one Lamborghini Huracán.

Again in the Netherlands (it’s a country where cool things happen): a local artist decided to create a statue – quite large – of a… . The idea is to leave an alert about the climate change: As more and more ice is melting, the polar bear has had to leave its home, its natural habitat.

In April, Antonio Costa he was no longer Prime Minister of Portugal. But at a forum at the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, someone approached Costa and said. Smiles from him and Aguiar-Branco, who was by his side.

Speaking of mistakes in politics. This one is stranger: also in April, the Parliament’s official website indicated that and under an absolute majority of the PS. We were still in the XIV Legislature (that is, two Governments before the current one) which began on 10/25/2019 and… it has not yet ended. In fact, the website has since been updated. No information on the previous legislature yet, but the dates are now certain.

Still on websites, but in another context: we took a look at . In the middle, there are two sites you’ve probably never visited: Baidu e Yandex, leading search engines in China and Russia respectively.

Sunday afternoon, the day to be at home with the whole family. Problem: the family was not complete. One 3 year old child he had . He went shopping without warning. She was found in a supermarket shortly afterwards, with her shopping cart already full. It happened… in the Netherlands.

The war in Ukraine continued into 2024 and created a strange time for… . The comedian was in a hotel where several children were watching the European 2024 game between Ukraine and Belgium, rooting for Ukraine. He looked at the table of the children’s parents and said “Slava Ukraine” – or “Glory to Ukraine”. Detail: his parents were Russian.

In football, before the start of the 2024 Euro Cup, we warned that Portugal would leave the tournament. Guess what. It’s the fault of ladder logic.

The US elections were one of the most busy topics of the year. In the midst of dozens or hundreds of articles, and shortly after Kamala Harris having replaced Joe Biden, we share a memory about a former wrestling protagonist (WWF). It was the . And his real name ended in Harris.

The phenomenon of electrical cable damage began to spread. Among the theories Regarding this mystery, some argue that they are memorials to the deceased, others say that they are used by gangs or serve to mark neighborhood territories.

In the year of European football, there are also Olympic Games. Always. In Paris, in a game of the women’s basketball tournament, against Spain, China needed a triple and didn’t even try: then they needed to try to steal the ball quickly, or commit a foul quickly, and they didn’t do either of those things. The Chinese.

A arrived at Mercadona. It became a topic in several places in Spain, and even in Portugal: many people started going to the Spanish supermarket between 7pm and 8pm to look for a partner. With a pineapple, chocolates or sweets as signs.

One in São Jacinto sent people to Carlos Roeder Squarevenue for the shows. Well, on the Google map, there is only one Praça Carlos Roeder – which is not the right one. The venue for the shows is another square, which in fact isn’t even called Praça Carlos Roeder for the rest of the year.

There was a very young candidate: Choi Soon-hwa was a finalist and has 81 years. He even got a prize: best dressed. He didn’t get the main trophy.

“But “. Gato Fedorento were remembered in preparation for the early elections in Germany. The president of Germany’s election commission warned that there might not be enough paper to create ballot papers if the elections were held in January. You can rest assured: it will be in February.

Also German DHL held some throughout the year. Examples: Chimpanzee Chocolat’s new home, 163 vultures and a cardiology clinic – yes, a real clinic.

To close the year, we found out what the words were in 2024: José Castelo Branco, Ruben Amorim, Kate Middleton, Digi or camel slime appear at the top.