10. Finally, escaping the tyranny of the clock.

Residents of a picturesque Norwegian island called Sommaroy, just north of the Arctic Circle, want to banish clocks and live beyond the constraints of time. That’s because, for them, once the sun rises on May 18, it does not set again until July 26.

Residents, who are already fond of playing soccer, kayaking or mowing the grass in the middle of the night, have filed a petition to create what they say would be the world’s first “time free” zone. To be clear, the luxury of timelessness would mostly be for those who have time off in the first place: Classes at the local school, students will be relieved to know, would not go on forever.

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