Wine is much more than an alcoholic beverage. For connoisseurs, wine can also be an investment, since some wines can become more valuable with time. The wines are in good hands in Germany's only Winebank! Copyright: Deutsche Presse Agentur [The German Press Agency]

In the summer, ice cream is one of the most popular treats for beating the heat. Unconventional flavors put our taste buds to the test—from beer, lemon, and bell pepper all the way to Gorgonzola ice cream. Welt der Wunder asked an ice cream maker to create a truly unique menu made entirely of ice cream...

Come celebrate the circle number pi on World Pi Day! Seems like pi didn't leave a lasting impression on most Germans... How many puns can you find in this humorous clip?

The German NGO Welthungerhilfe presents a campaign at a train station in Berlin to mark the 2011 global hunger index.

World No Smoking Day: Everybody knows that smoking isn’t healthy. Some enjoy it and do it with conviction, others want to quit. But it’s not at all that easy! Today could possibly be a good day to stop! „Copyright DPA”

These are not a bunch of free-ranging hippies, on the contrary: the World Wide Fund for Nature organized the event in Grugapark in Essen with a very clear goal in mind – to publicize the need to protect our forests as wildlife habitat. What better excuse do 848 people need to hug a tree? Viel Spaß!

Thousands of water-lovers all over Germany broke the water-sliding world record this weekend, which was at around 5,700 kilometers. Participants slid non-stop for 24 hours.
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This commercial is part of a provocative advertising campaign warning parents about violence, right-wing radicals, pornography and pedophiles in the internet.

This absurdist commercial for Lidl Connect gives you plenty of opportunities to practice the German conditional with the structure “Wenn…, dann…!”

This advertisement for Mercedes-Benz features Tennis player Roger Federer.

The food industry advertises their products with stunning photography, but do the finished meals look the same as the package promises? The artist Samuel Müller has put them to the test! He's prepared countless meals, compared the results with the packaging and published his findings. Copyright: Deutsche Presse Agentur [The German Press Agency]

It won't be long now before fall. As summer draws to a close, it's time to take stock: How satisfied have people been with the summer?

The first Advent is approaching with great strides — and the weekend weather has something for everyone! In this video, WetterOnline meteorologist Björn Goldhausen gives us an overview.

Weather vixen Sexy Anja can’t hold back her excitement as she reports the conditions for summer 2010!

Weather vixen Sexy Anja is back, and to her dismay the weather seems to be turning, which means she has to mothball her favorite race car and can't drive topless anymore...