Category: Funny Facts


  • A pig once beat humans in a painting contest—brush and all! In 1997, a South African pig named Pigcasso (yes, really) made headlines when she picked up a paintbrush with her snout and started creating art. Her owner, Joanne Lefson, had rescued her from a slaughterhouse and noticed Pigcasso loved playing with brushes in the…

  • In a tiny Norwegian town, the mayor barks instead of speaks—because it’s a dog! In 2019, the residents of the island of Værøy, off Norway’s coast, elected a dog named Tassen as their honorary mayor. Tassen, a fluffy Norwegian Lundehund, was chosen as part of a publicity stunt to boost tourism, and the locals loved…