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Beer was illegal in Iceland

until 1 March 1989. It is

now celebrated as Beer Day

There is no word for "please"

in the Danish language

Finish people drink more

coffee per capita than any

other country; on average

every Finn drinks 5. 7 cups

a day.

Reykjavik, the capital of

Iceland, has sidewalks that

are heated by geothermal

heat in the winter.

Vorgestern: Literally

meaning friend of Norway'.

This very prestigious title is

given to any celebrity that

has visited Norway more

than once and who hasn' t

ridiculed the country or its

people.

80?/', of the population of

Iceland won' t rule out the

existence of elves and trolls

hidden folk). Roads are

even regrouped to go

around the areas where

they are thought to live.

Swedish people suck

There are no mountains in

Denmark. The closest thing

is a 170 meters high hill

called .

the original

cheese slicer was a

Norwegian invention. A

carpenter Bjorklund

created and patented it in

1 925 . Norwegians

constantly bring this up in

conversations and the

only way to shut them up

is by using the device to

remove their tongue.

The Monty Python movie

Life of Brian' was banned

in Norway when it was first

released in 1982. At the

time it was considered

blasphemous. The film was

advertised in Sweden as

The film so funny it was

banned in Norway”.

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