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• ...that the Union badge of Norway and Sweden (Norwegian version pictured) was contemptuously nicknamed Sildesalaten (the herring salad), after a colorful dish of pickled herring, red beets and apples?
• ...that Ruth Maier, an Austrian Jew who found refuge in Norway until her deportation and death at Auschwitz in 1942, has been called "Norway's Anne Frank"?
• ...that the trophy awarded to the first winners of Norwegian film award Amanda, at a weight of 4.5 kg (9.92 lbs), was difficult for some recipients to lift?

Source

1. Wikipedia:Recent additions 133, Main Page appearance.
2. 24 January 2008, Main Page appearance.
3. 20 January 2008, Main Page appearance.