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Adoption Or Abduction? Orca Spotted Caring For Baby Pilot Whale
03 Mar 2023 by Heinrich / No Comments
There’s a decent chance that she actually abducted this calf from a group of pilot whales.
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And The World’s Happiest Country Is…
18 Mar 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
The World Happiness Report looks at happiness around the world and finds the happiest nations, those at the very bottom of the scale, and everything in between.
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Iceland Takes The Piss Out Of Zuckerberg’s Metaverse [Video]
15 Nov 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
It’s out with the metaverse and in with the ‘Icelandverse’, thanks to a superb ad that pokes fun at Mark Zuckerberg.
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Netflix’s Latest Sci-Fi Series Is A Little Different [Trailer]
03 Jun 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
Netflix’s new eight-episode sci-fi series follows what happens when strange and unexplained events start happening after a volcano erupts in Iceland.
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Only One Winner As Drone Flies Into Erupting Volcano [Video]
02 Jun 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
Iceland’s erupting volcano, Fagradalsfjall, has claimed at least one drone, but the final seconds of footage make it worth the risk.
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WATCH LIVE: Iceland’s Latest Volcanic Eruption [Videos]
24 Mar 2021 by Carrie / No Comments
Unlike other countries that have recently had to navigate volcanic eruptions, Iceland is having a great time turning it all into entertainment.
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Massive ‘Dragon Aurora’ Over Iceland Leaves NASA Surprised
26 Feb 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
A massive dragon-shaped aurora has appeared in the sky over Iceland, and NASA is rather surprised at the timing of it all.
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You Can Now Swim Naked In A Vat Of Beer (But You Probably Shouldn’t)
28 Jan 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
If for some reason you’ve always wanted to swim in booze go to Iceland where you can spend your day naked in a giant tub of beer.
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This Brilliant Ad Might Actually Convince You To Run A Marathon [Video]
19 Jul 2018 by Nereesha Patel / No Comments
An advertising agency went all out to promote the Reykjavik Marathon. How? With a movie trailer that offers plenty of action, drama, romance – and running, of course.
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Wait Until You See The Epic Welcome Home Party For Iceland’s Football Team [Videos+Images]
05 Jul 2016 by Kiernan / No Comments
Iceland are the toast of the footballing world after their epic Euro 2016 showing, and their fans turned out in numbers to welcome them home.
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Five Facts About Football In Iceland, So You Can Laugh Even Harder At The Poms
29 Jun 2016 by Kiernan / No Comments
It’s been a disastrous week for England, so to help you really rub it in here are a few facts about Icelandic football. Forward to an English mate maybe?
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Iceland Commentator Loses His Mind As They Topple England – WATCH
28 Jun 2016 by Kiernan / No Comments
As England wakes up to another Exit nightmare, folks in Iceland are still on cloud nine. None more so than the commentator whose enthusiasm has gone viral.
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Iceland’s Prime Minister Has Just Shown Zuma Exactly How You Do It
06 Apr 2016 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
It took Iceland’s Prime Minister a day of protests to step aside from his role – yet Zuma is still in office after an impeachment debate?
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Enjoy Iceland’s Prime Minister As He Walks Out Of Interview When Questioned About Panama Papers [Video]
05 Apr 2016 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
Iceland is protesting, hoping that their prime minister will step down after he was implicated in the Panama Papers saga.
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Legendary ‘Lake-Monster’ Caught On Tape [Video]
25 Sep 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Lagarfljótsormur, Iceland’s legendary lake monster, has been caught on tape and verified by a panel of believers!
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Is This The Funniest Soccer Goal Celebration Ever? [Video]
26 Jun 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
Iceland’s premier division may not be the best quality football in the world, but it definitely provides some of the best celebrations we’ve seen, particularly from the Stjarnan team.
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Iceland Police Have Never Killed Anyone. Ever. Until Now
03 Dec 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Take a moment to absorb the fact that, until now, police in Iceland had never killed anyone. A 59 year-old guy in Reykjavik was firing a shotgun in his apartment in the early hours of Monday morning. That was his first bad move.
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App That Prevents “Accidental Incest” Proves To Be A Hit In Iceland
19 Apr 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Scared of going to bed with your aunt? It sounds ridiculous, but if you’re from Iceland, it’s a valid fear. Luckily for them an app has been launched to prevent this from happening
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First Lady Of Iceland Joins Debt Crisis Protestors [VIDEO]
04 Oct 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Dorrit Moussaieff – wife of Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, Iceland’s president – made a dramatic gesture over the weekend by hopping a security fence to join in with a group of protesters hurling eggs and yoghurt at politicians, demanding that the government do more to help the lower-income bracket.
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Chinese Tycoon Offers To Buy 0.3% Of Iceland
30 Aug 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Huang Nubo, the sixteenth richest person in China, has offered $100 million to buy 300 square kilometres of Icelandic wilderness. He calls himself a “poet and adventurer,” so it would make sense that he’d want to buy the property to develop a golf course and tourist destination.
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New Icelandic Video For Bon Iver’s “Holocene” [VIDEO]
19 Aug 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Bon Iver does nice music, and Bon Iver does nice music videos. It’s Friday, it’s raining, you really ought to be at the bar by now anyway, so take a look at their latest offering. Be prepared for big ol’ Icelandic vistas, volcanic terrain, and some kid doing stuff that may or may not pertain to the song lyrics.
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Japan Walks Out On Whaling Talks
15 Jul 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Pro-whaling representatives from Japan, Iceland and some African and Caribbean nations, upped and left the room yesterday at a gathering of the International Whaling Commission. The topic they were touchy about was a proposal to create a sanctuary for whales in the South Atlantic. Guess walking out was a simple way to ensure the vote could not proceed?
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Democracy For Realsies: Iceland Is Crowdsourcing Its Constitution
13 Jun 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Hot damn but I love the future. Iceland is drawing up a new constitution, in the wake of the country’s commercial banks collapsing. Which is news, but not news-news; the interesting part is how the former vikings are going about the process – they’re crowdsourcing the draft online, with links to Facebook, Twitter and Youtube accounts.
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