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Phoenix666 writes:

"Iceland is the king of the banana republics!" host Stephen Fry once declared confidently on the popular British game show "QI."

That sounds implausible: Just look at the island nation's pitted igneous landscape and brutal climate. But the claim isn't as ridiculous as it sounds. A rumor has circulated for the last 60 years proclaiming Iceland to be the banana capital of Europe.

Spoiler alert: It's not. But where did this rumor come from? Can Iceland even grow bananas? With average temperatures registering between 32 Fahrenheit in winter and a tepid 50 at the height of summer, Iceland's climate seems most suitable for growing mold and frostbite.

But Iceland's secret to agricultural innovation lies beneath the surface — way beneath.

Now we have all we need to colonize Antarctica.

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