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The Velveteen Ocelot

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8. They invaded and occupied Norway during WWII.

Reply to C_U_L8R (Reply #7)

Tue Jan 16, 2018, 11:18 PM

Jan 2018

The Norwegian resistance prevented the Nazis from developing nuclear weapons by sabotaging the heavy water (deuterium oxide) plant that they were using to separate uranium 235. The Norwegians are not generally fond of Nazis despite a handful of nutballs like Anders Breivik.

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