Facts About Iceland That Make It Unlike Any Other Country

Coca-Cola in Iceland

Even though Iceland is touted as being one of the healthiest countries in Europe, it's officially the world's most thirsty consumer for Coca-Cola. Icelanders knock back 417 bottles a year per capita.

 

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That's higher than any other country at about eight a week each! To put that in perspective, Americans on average drink about three colas a week.

Traditional Icelandic Food

Many of Iceland’s traditional foods have been regarded as strange and bizarre by most people's standards. In part, due to the popular foods that originate from the Viking age.

 

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Fermented shark, or Hákarl, as Icelanders refer to it, is considered a delicacy in Iceland. Fresh shark meat is actually poisonous so to combat this, it is buried in a shallow sandpit under heavy rocks and left to ferment for several weeks.