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Lost Islands of the World
Traveler's guide to deserted islands for when you really, really want to be alone by Borgna Brunner Smoke rises from McDonald Island's volcano. Coming Up Clipperton Island…Saying "Merry Christmas" or "Season's Greetings" Around the World
Ways to say "Merry Christmas" or "Season's Greetings" in such languages as Afrikaans, Danish, Hindi, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Swahili, Thai, and more. Language Merry Christmas Afrikaans…July 2011 Current Events: World News
U.S. News | Business News | Disasters & Science News Here are the key events in world news for the month of July 2011…Henrik Ibsen
Norwegian Henrik Ibsen is among the most famous modern playwrights, the author of such dramas as Peer Gynt (1867), A Doll's House (1879) and When We Dead Awaken (1899). His first play was published…Sonja Henie
Sonja Henie was a Norwegian figure skating champion who went from winning gold medals in three consecutive Winter Olympics (1928, '32 and '36) to touring with an ice show and making movies in…Robert Falcon Scott
Robert Falcon Scott is remembered for his bravery in losing the race to the South Pole. His first Antarctic expedition on the Discovery (1901-04, an attempt that included Ernest Shackleton) took him…Morten Tyldum
Morten Tyldum is a Norwegian filmmaker whose outlandish success with 2011's Headhunters led to further success with his first English-language film, 2014's The Imitation Game. He spent the first part…Leif Ericson
Leif Ericson was the son of Eric the Red and an explorer in his own right, credited with crossing the Atlantic and landing on the American continent 500 years before Christopher Columbus set sail.…Ingrid Kristiansen
Ingrid KristiansenBorn: Mar. 21, 1956Norwegian runner 2-time Boston Marathon winner (1986,89); won New York City Marathon in 1989; former world record holder in the marathon.Lenny…Bjorn Daehlie
Bjorn DaehlieBorn: June 19, 1967Norwegian cross-country skier winner of a record eight gold and 12 overall Winter Olympic medals from 1992-98. See also: Bjorn Daehlie: The winningest Winter…Trending
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