Cheap geothermal and hydro power, a historically dominant fishing industry, and aluminium smelting built modern Iceland's economy. The Hellisheiði exhibition and Maritime Museum make it visitable.
Iceland's tap water smells of sulphur because of its volcanic geothermal source, and its public pools run on a strict pre-swim shower rule. Here is why, and how not to get it wrong.
Icelanders are sorted by first name because most surnames are patronymics, not family names, and a naming committee once decided which new first names were allowed.
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