The 25 countries with the tallest populations, ranked

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The world's tallest man, Sultan Kösen, poses in front of a stack of Guinness Book of World Records books.
The world's tallest man, Sultan Kösen, poses in front of a stack of Guinness Book of World Records books.

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The 5 vacation destinations that will be more expensive to visit in 2026 because of tourist taxes

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Phang Nga Bay in Thailand
Thailand is one of the countries with an expected tourist tax increase in 2026.

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The world's largest sovereign wealth fund has rejected Elon Musk's $1 trillion Tesla pay package

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Elon Musk
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has to hit a series of ambitious goals to unlock the full $1 trillion pay package.

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What life is like in the world's northernmost town, where it's dark for 4 months a year and polar bears roam free

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Longyearbyen, Norway, is the northernmost town in the world.

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Photos show life in the world's northernmost town, where it's dark for 4 months a year and polar bears roam free

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Longyearbyen, Norway, is the northernmost town in the world.

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Tesla's sales are collapsing in Europe — but not in this country

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A white Tesla car in the snow at dusk, with snowy mountains behind it.
Tesla has sold more cars in Norway than anyone else this year.

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I used to spread out my PTO days to squeeze in weekend trips. Now I take a "Fellesferien" period every summer like they do in Norway, and I'm more well-rested.

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Jessica Furseth embraces the concept of Fellesferien
" A little bit of Norwegian vacation spirit is something I'd recommend to anyone," writes Jessica Furseth, shown in Valencia, Spain in 2024.

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I'd become the kind of adult my younger self would have pitied. A weeklong Arctic retreat helped me find my way back.

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Stephanie Pensa is taking a selfie in Norway.
Stephanie Pensa was feeling lost and went on a hiking retreat in the Arctic to help her reconnect with purpose.

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The countries with the tallest people in the world, ranked

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Sultan Kosen is very tall compared to the two children standing on a short wall next to him as he holds a cane and one of their hands
Sultan Kösen poses next to two children in 2024.

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Norwegian F-35s called into action as NATO scrambles jets after Russian aircraft spotted off Norway and over Baltic Sea

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An F-35 fighter jet.
An F-35 fighter jet.

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