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25 Interesting Facts About Iceland You Might Not Know

by Alex Bradley

There are weird facts in every country around the globe. People have been practicing unique things in their own country for centuries and more. Since the world is so vast and diverse we might not be able to discover them all. So, we have put together a collection of weirdly interesting facts about Iceland.

People might think that Iceland is a boring and an icy country where there is nothing interesting going on. You might change your perspective after checking out these interesting facts about Iceland. Check the following collection and vote your favourite to the top. Please do share your thoughts in the comment sections below!

Via: BP.

#1 Members of the same family can have different last names.

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#2 13 Yules are the 13 Santa Clauses in Iceland.

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#3 Around 30 volcanoes out of 130 in Iceland are active.

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#4 You can cover the entire trip within 24 hours.

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#5 Iceland’s Beer-day is on 1st of March.

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#6 The World’s most Northern Capital is Reykjavik.

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#7 Iceland still doesn’t have a Railway service.

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#8 Arctic Fox is the only Icelandic Mammal.

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#9 There is a wonderful ‘Elephant’ rock on the side of the sea.

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#10 There aren’t mosquitoes in Iceland.

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#11 Longest running Parliament in the world is in Iceland.

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#12 The Capital banned dogs to be owned as pets from 1924 To 1984.

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#13 A popular comedian became Reykjavik’s Mayor in 2010 to 2014.

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#14 Books are the traditional Christmas gifts.

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#15 Children are let outside to sleep since it increases their health

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#16 Hotdogs are the most popular food in Iceland

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#17 Icelanders love ice-cream that they have their own terms for it.

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#18 Colors in the flag represents elements of the country. Ice/Fire/Sea.

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#19 First democratically appointed president Vigdís Finnbogadóttir In 1980

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#20 You can dive between two tectonic plates.

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#21 You only use approved names to name your child.

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#22 Icelanders still believe that Elves exist.

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#23 Dating apps will monitor if your match is even a distant relative.

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#24 Traffic lights display ‘hearts’ instead of circles.

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#25 There are no McDondald’s outlets in Iceland.

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Written by Alex Bradley

Reading, creative writing, poetry writing, language learning and grappling with literature have been my passions since I was young. Keen interest in cinematography and music feilds. Completed my Ordinary and Advanced levels in languages stream successfully. I have taken part in European Union missions in Sri Lanka. I have also completed my certificate courses in programming. And also a student and working in Tourism and Hotelling. Apart from writing, i am a vocalist and environmentalist.

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