Icelander Reacts to 25 "Facts" About Iceland

A native Icelander reacts to facts from Bored Panda that may or may not be true.

0:00 Intro
0:16 Iceland Is The Only Place In The World Where You Can Swim Between Two Tectonic Plates
0:33 Iceland's Only Native Land Mammal Is The Arctic Fox
0:45 In The Town Of Akureyri Traffic Lights Have Red Hearts Instead Of Red Circles
1:01 A Traditional Christmas Gift Is Considered A Book
1:12 Icelanders Developed An App That Tells Them If They Are Related To The Person They're Dating
1:24 Members Of The Same Family Can All Have Different Last Names
1:43 There Is A Giant Rock In A Shape Of An Elephant's Head
1:52 In Icelandic There Is A Word Meaning 'Ice-Cream Road Trip'
2:04 54 Percent Of The Icelandic Nation Believes That Elves Exist And There Is Even An Elfschool In Reykjavik
2:38 The World's First Democratically Elected Female President Was The President Of Iceland Vigdís Finnbogadóttir In 1980
3:09 Parents In Iceland Often Leave Their Babies To Sleep Outside In The Cold
3:24 There Are No Mosquitoes In Iceland
3:39 There Are No McDonald's Restaurants In Iceland
4:03 Parents In Iceland Have To Choose Names For Their Babies From An Approved List Or Submit A Name For Approval To The Naming Committee
4:49 It Is Possible To Drive Around The Whole Country In Less Than 24 Hours
5:05 Iceland Has About 130 Volcanoes And Approximately 30 Of Them Are Active
5:23 The Most Famous Food In Iceland Is Hot Dogs
5:35 The Colors Of Iceland's Flag Symbolize The Three Elements Of The Country's Landscape
5:50 Dogs As Pets Were Banned From 1924 To 1984 In Reykjavik
6:08 Children Get Christmas Gifts From 13 Yule Lads
6:35 From 2010 To 2014, Reykjavik's Mayor Was A Comedian With No Political Background
6:48 Reykjavik Is The World's Northernmost Capital
6:53 The Icelandic Parliament Is The Longest Running Parliament In The World
7:17 1st Of March Is The Icelandic Beer Day
7:50 There Isn't A Public Railway System In Iceland

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