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10 Types of European Breads With Fascinating Stories

Sure, you know about the baguette, but what about other breads in Europe? Here are 10 European breads to try and the legends that explain their ori... (2021)


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10 Types of European Breads With Fascinating Stories

Sure, you know Germany has pretzels and France has baguettes; but do you know how these carby delights came to be? Learn the history of bread from ... (2020)


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Here's how Iceland radically cut teenage drug use

The relationship between people and the state has allowed an effective national programme to cut the rates of teenagers smoking and drinking to exc... (2020)


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The World’s Happiest Country Is All About Reading, Coffee, and Saunas

Finland topped the World Happiness Report for the second year in a row, followed closely by Denmark, Norway, and Iceland. (2019)


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The Dream of Carbon Air Capture Edges Toward Reality - Yale E360

Next month, an industrial facility in Iceland will join a growing number of projects to remove CO2 from the air and put it underground. But major h... (2021)


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BBC - Travel - The unexpected philosophy Icelanders live by

If Iceland were to have a national slogan, it would be ‘þetta reddast’, which roughly translates to the idea that everything will work out all righ... (2020)


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My own private Iceland -Tourism has never been “authentic” - Vox

Iceland’s tourism boom, reconsidered - Tourists are still flocking to see Reykjavik, the Blue Lagoon, and the Northern Lights. (2019)


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BBC - Travel - How Iceland recreated a Viking-age religion

The Ásatrú faith, one of Iceland’s fastest growing religions, combines Norse mythology with ecological awareness – and it’s open to all. (2019)


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Vikings Razed the Forests. Can Iceland Regrow Them?

The country lost most of its trees long ago. Despite years of replanting, it isn’t making much progress. (2018)