Kon-Tiki

Do you remember the voyage of the Kon-Tiki. I recall reading it in late elementary or early middle school. Six Norwegians proved South American Indians "could" have populated Polynesia by sailing a raft from Peru to Polynesia. All managed to survive the harrowing journey, but the theory of humans coming from South America was wrong.

Norway!

June 20th 2018
Yeah yeah we know, the airheads omitted the picture of the cutest of the cute. Plan on it appearing here if the aforementioned airheads remember. Now for a bit of reality for you Americans. We took a drive a couple of days back from Copenhagen to Oslo. We knew Norwegian gas was a bit more expensive than Swedish, so we stopped near the border to buy a bit. Actually, we packed the tank with 11.5 ... read more

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Two centuries of Viking raids into Europe tapered off following the adoption of Christianity by King Olav TRYGGVASON in 994. Conversion of the Norwegian kingdom occurred over the next several decades. In 1397, Norway was absorbed into a union with De... ... read more

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