Norway!!!
---Norway is the name of the country in the English language. In Norwegian, the country is called Norge.
---Although there is just one road crossing, Norway borders Russia for 120 miles.
---The first Secretary-General of the United Nations was a Norwegian, Trygve Lie, from 1946 to 1952.
---Modern and ancient skiing were both invented in Norway. Finnmark is home to the oldest preserved ski ever found, at an incredible 2,300-years old. To top it off, many Norwegian words including ski and slalom originated in Norway. And not only that, Norway invented the cheese slicer.
---On February 7, 1912, Greg Rediske’s grandfather arrived on a Titanic sister ship (the Olympic) from Norway, intent on making his fortune before returning to his farm. He got sidetracked.
Why Norway, for the intro for the bulletin this week?? Well, stay tuned….
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