ndege JOHN
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1:Norway's first aircraft hijacking was resolved after the hijacker surrendered his weapon in exchange for more beer.
2:In 2008, Norway donated US$1 billion to help save the Amazon rainforest.
3:It is illegal to spay or neuter your dog in Norway except under very specific circumstances
4:Only 10 police officers have been killed in Norway since WWII.
5:Norway will be the first country to turn off FM radio in 2017 and switch completely to digital.
6:Norway's NRK TV channel shows include an 8-hour train ride, a 12-hour knitting show, a 12-hour log fire and 18-hours of salmon spawning.
7:Norway owns an uninhabited frozen island located halfway between Africa and Antarctica.
8:The late King Olav V of Norway used public transportation and always paid the tickets.
9:King Harald of Norway vowed to remain unmarried for life unless he could marry his true love, the daughter of a cloth merchant. She became the Queen of Norway
10:Norway was originally called "Nordweg," meaning the "Northern Way."
11:8.2 % of people in Norway eat tacos every single Friday.
12:Sweden and Norway formed a United Kingdom from 1814 to 1905.
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14:Sweden has run out of trash so it's importing garbage from Norway
15:There's a town in Norway called Hell
16: The monarch of Norway's title is "Norway's King" rather than "King of Norway", signifying that he belongs to the country and not vice versa
17: Norway's public Universities are free for students from anywhere in the world
18: Advertising to children under the age of 12 is illegal in Norway and Sweden.
19: When you get a book published in Norway, the Government will buy a 1000 copies and distribute them to libraries.
21: All prisoners in Norway have internet in their cells.
22: In Norway, stripping counts as an art form for tax purposes.
23: In 2008, Norway knighted a penguin.
24: Norway introduced Salmon Sushi to the Japanese in the 80s.
2:In 2008, Norway donated US$1 billion to help save the Amazon rainforest.
3:It is illegal to spay or neuter your dog in Norway except under very specific circumstances
4:Only 10 police officers have been killed in Norway since WWII.
5:Norway will be the first country to turn off FM radio in 2017 and switch completely to digital.
6:Norway's NRK TV channel shows include an 8-hour train ride, a 12-hour knitting show, a 12-hour log fire and 18-hours of salmon spawning.
7:Norway owns an uninhabited frozen island located halfway between Africa and Antarctica.
8:The late King Olav V of Norway used public transportation and always paid the tickets.
9:King Harald of Norway vowed to remain unmarried for life unless he could marry his true love, the daughter of a cloth merchant. She became the Queen of Norway
10:Norway was originally called "Nordweg," meaning the "Northern Way."
11:8.2 % of people in Norway eat tacos every single Friday.
12:Sweden and Norway formed a United Kingdom from 1814 to 1905.
13:
14:Sweden has run out of trash so it's importing garbage from Norway
15:There's a town in Norway called Hell
16: The monarch of Norway's title is "Norway's King" rather than "King of Norway", signifying that he belongs to the country and not vice versa
17: Norway's public Universities are free for students from anywhere in the world
18: Advertising to children under the age of 12 is illegal in Norway and Sweden.
19: When you get a book published in Norway, the Government will buy a 1000 copies and distribute them to libraries.
21: All prisoners in Norway have internet in their cells.
22: In Norway, stripping counts as an art form for tax purposes.
23: In 2008, Norway knighted a penguin.
24: Norway introduced Salmon Sushi to the Japanese in the 80s.
