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A Michigan school teacher made the responsible decision to quarantine herself in her airplane’s bathroom when she tested positive for COVID-19 mid-flight. Marisa Fotieo spent five hours in that bathroom after taking the rapid test when her throat started feeling sore, according to Today. There were about 150 people on her flight, traveling from Chicago to […]
A volcano in southwest Iceland came to life on Friday night when it erupted after being dormant for thousands of years. Per the Icelandic Meteorological Office, the eruption on Reykjanes Peninsula began around 8:45 p.m. local time. Lava spilled down both sides of the mountain, but it didn’t appear to be a threat to nearby towns because it […]
Game of Thrones actor Hafthor Bjornsson broke a weightlifting record on Saturday, picking up 1,104.52 pounds, ESPN reports. The 31-year-old Icelandic strongman broke his rival Eddie Hall’s record of 1,102.31 pounds, which he set at the 2016 World Deadlift Championships in England. While Hall held the weight for longer and dropped it out of exhaustion, Bjornsson didn’t even look tired […]
A quick path toward a massive amount of people suddenly discovering one of your country’s greatest natural wonders is to be featured in a Justin Bieber video, specifically one that’s bagged 440 million views in less than four years. The video for Bieber’s excellent Purpose cut “I’ll Show You” famously places Bieber among the beauty of Iceland‘s […]
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