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80Borgund And Stave Churches, Norway
Borgund Stavkirke at Lærdal in Western Norway is the only stave church that has remained unchanged since the Middle Ages. The church was constructed from about 2000 carefully crafted pieces of wood around 1150 and was dedicated to the apostle St. Andrew.
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89The Best Places for Northern Lights Holidays in Europe, Canada & Alaska
All of The Best Places for Northern Lights Holidays in Detail. Europe, Alaska, Canada, Greenland, Iceland. Where & When to Go
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93Northern Lights Norway - Tromso's Aurora Borealis
See the Northern Lights in Norway. Tromso, Norway is by far the best place in Europe to see the Northern Lights or Aurora Borealis. Arctic Tromso, in the aurora belt, is easy to fly or cruise to and has many activities to offer.
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76Islamophobia and hate crimes against Muslim Americans endanger everyone
The new surge of bigotry sweeping the USA seems to be directed particularly against America's Muslim population. To target a single demographic group for the terror acts of a few is collective punishment, a mechanism of terrorism itself. Thus, ironically, the array of politicians, demagogues, and agitators stirring up hatred against Muslims are themselves fomenting terrorism. Level-headed Americans with a strong sense of decency and justice have a duty to stand up against this bigotry.
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79World War Two: X-Boat Heroes
Dicover the secrets of one of the most heroic missions of the second world war with the story of the courageous attack, carried out by 24 British servicemen, on the massive German battleship, the Tirpitz in September 1943. On September 11th 1943,...
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84Best Paying Hot Jobs in Norway
According to the Human Development Report released by UNDP, Norway is the best and most desirable country in the world to live and work, followed by Australia and Iceland. Canada(4), Japan(10), United States(13), New Zealand(20), UK(21), and...
78Svalbard Global Seed Vault
Svalbard Global Seed Vault a.k.a Doomsday Vault was made as a measure of keeping duplicates of all the seeds in the world kept in a safe place. To prevent any catastrophe and crop losses. Located in north Norway this vault was a joint efford by the norwegian government, Trust and Nordgen.
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77Seven Kinds of Cookies: A Scandinavian Christmas Tradition
Being a Scandinavian-American, I grew up with a Norwegian Christmas celebration. Dancing around the tree, going to the Sons of Norway Christmas party, visits from Julenisse. Our traditional Christmas feast is no exception. We have meatballs in...
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74Why are Norwegians so Grim? (Expanded 2/4/12)
Are Norwegians really grim? Or is it perhaps that they're simply sly and bemused? Such is the provocative territory explored by the son of a native Norske. Tongue, all the while, planted firmly in cheek...or is it?
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74The World's Oldest Singular Tree - A Norway Spruce
Old Tjikko One way to find the world's oldest tree is to look at how long its root system has been growing. Going with this gauge, scientists have found the world's oldest tree. Guess where it is growing still? It is growing in Sweden, is a...
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