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  1. SimonBurchell

    Mystery Tremors On Danish Baltic Island Puzzle Scientists

    From The Guardian: Mystery tremors on Danish Baltic island puzzle scientists Minor tremors on Bornholm caused by acoustic pressure waves originated from ‘unknown source’, seismologists say A series of minor tremors recorded on the Danish Baltic island of Bornholm has puzzled scientists, who...
  2. Victory

    Whisky War Settled By Swapping Bottles Of Booze

    [Mods please put into the thread on Borders and Territories which I cannot find.] The Whisky War between Canada and Denmark is over. The two countries have been at dispute for decades over a rock called Hans Island. They settled it by swapping bottles of booze, and agreeing to split the...
  3. blessmycottonsocks

    Greenland: Up For Sale?

    Probably a good investment, with all those glaciers melting and exposing prime real estate. Wonder what the locals think? Will it come as a shock to them or will they declare "Inuit all along... " https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/aug/15/donald-trump-greenland-purchase-denmark
  4. X

    Christmas Gnomes At Museum

    I went to the Danish Zoological Museum in Copenhagen last week. In Denmark we have a kind of gnome with a pointy red hat, generally associated with christmas. They are called "nisse" or "nisser" in plural. You can see some pictures here: http://www.kb.dk/kb/postkort/ Well, at the museum they...
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    Clippings From Denmark & Danish Forteana

    Anyone got oany links or info about danish forteana.Been living here a while know and need to be pointed in the right direction. thanks in advance
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