The Norwegian Prime Minister gifts the Dutch government a boar-tusk shoehorn every year. This custom pays homage to a centuries-old military tradition in which Norwegian soldiers crafted shoehorns for their Dutch allies, who often had trouble putting on their boot-like war clogs. This is only one of many reasons that older Norwegians commonly refer to shoehorns as their "Nasjonale Oppfinnelse" (National Invention).
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Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Daily Fun Fact for 11/22/2011
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