More than 100 pairs of slippers have mysteriously vanished from a public swimming pool in Hesse. Thanks to this strange case, a handy German word is suddenly making headlines.
Tom Pugh - tom.pugh@thelocal.com
Updated: Mon 3 Aug 2026 16:32 CET
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More than 100 pairs of slippers have mysteriously vanished from a public swimming pool in Hesse. Thanks to this strange case, a handy German word is suddenly making headlines.
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