The high jump has been an Olympic discipline since 1896 for men and since 1928 for women. In this clip, the predominant jumping technique, the Fosbury flop, is explained and demonstrated step-by-step. Copyright: Deutsche Presse Agentur [The German Press Agency]

BMX riders are the cool rebels who do their awesome bike tricks on the back streets, right? Not quite: BMX has now hit the big time and made it to the Olympic Games.
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The residents of Hamburg were once in favor of hosting the Olympic Games, but did they know what it would entail for the daily life in their city?

It is the latest hype on the internet: traffic planning in Schwäbisch Gmünd. A Facebook group has called out in grand style to find a name for the new city tunnel. Tens of thousands have voted for the "Bud Spencer Tunnel", named after the Spaghetti-Western film star!
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The film Valkyrie was released in 2008 and stars Tom Cruise. Titled Operation Walküre: Das Stauffenberg-Attentat in German, it tells the story of the assassination attempt on Adolf Hitler.

With the motto Organic Disco, the climate-friendly party rocks on at Darmstadt’s “Centralstation” – on a dance floor that produces energy.

In the second part of this documentary about the Organic Disco in the Centralstation Darmstadt, you will find out more about the unique dance floor and listen to the opinions of some of the attendees.

This clip was created under the auspices of the pilot project "Weil wir es wert sind!" ("Because we're worth it!") of the Rain Forest Foundation OroVerde! Its purpose is to create awareness of the relationship between the rain forest, CO₂ emissions, and climate change!

Bookshop owner Oskar isn't exactly happy when his brother suddenly appears. He is as skeptical of his brother's intentions as actress Yvonne Klosterfeld is of the notion of true love.

Oskar has a crush on his neighbor, a famous actress, but only has contact with her through the items she gets sent to his store.