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Memories of Mines: the story of a Norway miner working in the early 1900s

October 26, 2011 @ 7:45 pm

Jon Pedersen filmed this touching video of an old miner recounting the story of working in a mine in Norway that was located 800-1000 meters above sea level. Jon shot some gorgeous views of the mine now completely abandoned left … Continue reading →

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Video of Oslo, Norway in the aftermath of yesterday’s bombing

July 23, 2011 @ 11:00 am

If you’ve been living under a rock, let’s get you updated. Oslo, Norway and a nearby island filled with youth group campers were targeted by a 32-year-old individual named Anders Behring Breivik (with at least one other individual suspected of … Continue reading →

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The Ghost of Lekeland

May 1, 2011 @ 1:10 pm

Check out this somber video of an abandoned amusement parked named Lekeland in Norway. It looks incomplete, so I hope a refined version comes out soon. Certainly an interesting place to go to I bet. Thank you Thomas!

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CathyMay15: Boom Boom Boom

April 16, 2011 @ 11:24 am

Corey sent this to me and it was just too good! This girl from Norway is the perfect mixture of awkwardness and tone-deafness that makes for YouTube stardom. She apparently has a lot of videos just like this… The original … Continue reading →

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Norwegian man ice skates into frozen lake

February 13, 2011 @ 12:23 am

Gawker posted this video of an insane Norwegian man ice skating almost naked, drinking a lot of booze, and diving full-body into a mostly frozen lake. Normal practice for the winters in Norway? You tell me.

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The bicycle Trampe will push you and your bicycle up the hill

March 31, 2010 @ 10:48 pm

So…there’s a hill in Trondheim, Norway that’s so steep that some cyclists are just unable to climb it without the help of a mechanical lift called Trampe. Trampe was first unveiled in 1993 and has since pushed countless riders up … Continue reading →

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