Helge Schneider is not only funny, but a very talented musician. And that's not all: he shoots films too! (video copyright dpa)

Author and ex-stripper Funny van Money feels more comfortable naked than with clothes on, but don't think just because she was a table dancer that she's no expert on feminist semiotics! The sporty and intellectual side of this possible future Olympic sport.
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The old folk tale "The Three Brothers" is about the meaning of work and family, as well as the treasures that are to be found in the soil. From the series Legendary: Tales from Around the World.

The security personnel at Frankfurt Airport had already gone on strike in February 2014 and brought the airport to a standstill. Now it is the second round, as the ground crew unions go into negotiations with the airlines. Luckily the airlines were better prepared for this latest spate of cancellations.

This video may seem to be directed purely at meat eaters, Kopps Restaurant and Grill takes it all the way to vegan! Secret tip: even Hamburger Heaven on Graefestr. in Berlin-Kreuzberg has delicious veggie burgers in addition to their free-range and organic beef. Guten Appetit! (video copyright dpa)

This is the classic tale of rural musicians who go to the city to "make it big," only to frighten off some robbers and settle in the country instead. Okay, it is not that story, but this tale has become a symbol of the city of Bremen, despite the fact that they never actually made it there! Viel Spaß beim Lernen!

Crossed arms or slumped shoulders will get you nowhere when it comes to flirting. Watch this video to learn about the best body language for communicating with that special someone! (video copyright dpa)

Creepy crawlies! These slimy little frogs and newts may seem pretty disgusting when you see a plastic bucket full of them, but they are very important in the balance of nature and are endangered species. The NABU (Nature and Biodiversity Conservation Union) in Hessia shows us how they saved thousands of the creatures from certain destruction from a pending construction project. Copyright: Deutsche Presse Agentur [The German Press Agency]

WARNING: this video contains graphic footage of animals being treated brutally, the reason in fact that singer Cassandra Steen has volunteered to make this statement for the PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) anti-fur campaign.

Climbing up a vertical — no, it is more than vertical — wall with your bare hands and no ropes may seem like madness to some, but actually, in the environment of the bouldering halls, it is relatively safe and very good for personal fitness. (video copyright dpa)

A string of Murders in the first decade of the 2000s by the Neo-nazi terrorist group NSU has left Germany reeling in a scandal which has yet to be resolved: Why did the constitutional authorities stop an investigation by Hessian police into the murders, and why were clues as to the racist motivation for the murders covered up?

A great power-pop number from the Giessen band Juli featuring singer Eva Briegel, who is vegetarian and active in the animal rights group PETA. Kopfhörer aufsetzen, Musik aufdrehen!

This animated version of the classic Greek mythological tale "Pandora's Box" is narrated in a wondrous array of voices by German actor and comedian Bastian Pastewka.

After a mild winter, the asparagus season is four weeks earlier than usual this year. Minister of Agriculture Priska Hinz and asparagus queen Sabrina I. take this opportunity to tell us about this delicious vegetable! By the way, if you have never tasted fresh white asparagus before, it is out of this world. Guten Appetit!

There are some who claim that you need a few beers in your fist for Helge Schneider to be funny, then there are others (like myself) who find this talented, hilarious comedian nothing less than a national treasure of Germany. Viel Spaß! (video copyright dpa)