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Thieves Cut Off Horses' Tails at Stable, Horses Not As Pretty Now
Dayna Evans · 10/05/14 11:00AM
In a bizarre act of theft at a Norwegian riding school, thieves made off with the tails of five beautiful horses and $15,000 worth of equestrian gear on Thursday, the New York Daily News reports.
Child Sleepwalks Three Miles After Dreaming House Was on Fire
Dayna Evans · 09/15/14 11:35AM
A four-year-old girl in Norway reportedly sleepwalked more than three miles Sunday night after dreaming her house was on fire. The girl, who was being watched by her aunt while her mother was on vacation, wasn't discovered until 6:30 Monday morning, wearing only her underwear and a pair of boots.
Norway Arrests First Segway Drunk Driver
Dayna Evans · 08/20/14 09:19AM
After lifting a ban on Segways last month, Norwegian officials have made its first arrest of a person driving their electric footbikething while intoxicated. A man was riding the dorkmobile erratically in central Oslo when he was pulled over.
Norwegian Fisherman Discovers Dildo Inside Cod Stomach
Jay Hathaway · 04/14/14 09:40AM
A Norwegian fisherman was gutting a large cod he'd caught when he ran across an unusual lump in his fish. Probably just some semi-digested herrings, right? No big deal. (Spoiler: It wasn't just semi-digested herrings.)
Sarah Hedgecock · 02/14/14 05:45PM
Obama's Norway Ambassador Nominee Knows Less Than Nothing About Norway
Adam Weinstein · 01/24/14 12:35PMGeorge Tsunis is rich. He raised a lot of money for Barack Obama and other Democrats. Barack Obama has nominated George Tsunis to be the U.S. ambassador to Norway. George Tsunis should have wiki'd Norway before testifying to the Senate.
Wind Gust Flash Freezes Fish in Norwegian Bay
Jordan Sargent · 01/18/14 04:45PM
Above you see a photo taken on the small Norwegian island of of Lovund, of a dog standing on top of a group of herring. The fish were swimming too close to the surface when a cold wind swept over and froze them solid.
Scandinavians: Debt Whores
Hamilton Nolan · 01/14/14 12:04PMWatch People Struggle to Cross Street As Strong Winds Push Them Around
Neetzan Zimmerman · 12/16/13 11:19AMIt's Monday again, so here's a video that perfectly illustrates the rest of the work week.
Huge Mirror System Sheds First-Ever Winter Sunlight on Norwegian Town
Sarah Hedgecock · 10/24/13 02:24PMNew Video of Kenyan Mall Attack May Show Norwegian Suspect
Cord Jefferson · 10/18/13 12:07PMA Somalia-born Norwegian national is now considered a suspect in the Kenyan mall attack last month that left dozens dead.
Norway's Prime Minister Poses as Taxi Driver to Hear from 'Real People'
Neetzan Zimmerman · 08/12/13 10:45AMNorwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg is in the midst of a tough reelection campaign, so in an effort to get some actual advice from real voters he did what any head of government should do: He became a taxi driver for a day.
Justin Bieber Fans 'Convert to Islam' for Free Concert Tickets
Neetzan Zimmerman · 04/19/13 12:01PMNorway loves Justin Bieber.
Norwegian Schools Reschedule Midterms to Accommodate Students with Tickets to Justin Bieber Concert
Neetzan Zimmerman · 04/03/13 01:19PMKindergarten Teacher Terminated After Bringing Vial of Her Blood to Class, Letting Children Taste It
Neetzan Zimmerman · 03/08/13 12:34PMNorway to Reboot Fire With 12-Hour Prime-Time Special of Burning Fireplace
Max Read · 02/15/13 12:21PM
Norwegian public broadcasters will be rebooting the venerable entertainment property "staring at a fire" in a 12-hour prime-time television broadcast of a burning fireplace, featuring "Norway's biggest firewood celebrity" and other experts providing advice, color commentary, and, one hopes, some play-by-play action.
Toxic Gases Released by Grilled Cheese Shut Down Norwegian Tunnel for Weeks
Neetzan Zimmerman · 01/23/13 10:53AM
Nordic countries are known for eating some weird shit — so is it any surprise that one of the region's delicacies managed to shut down an entire tunnel for weeks after burning for days and releasing toxic fumes?
If This Dude Gets One Million Facebook Likes, His High School Crush Will Sleep with Him
Neetzan Zimmerman · 01/18/13 11:01AM
Taking his cue from the kids who convinced their parents to give them a puppy after getting 1 million likes on Facebook, Petter Kverneng of Norway got his high school crush Catherine to agree to sleep with him if he secured as many Facebook likes himself.