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Eerie life in tiny glacial town where it’s ‘illegal to DIE’, every local is forced to carry guns and pet cats are banned
THIS tiny town is home to one of the world’s best preserved natural areas – featuring breath-taking ice caves, glaciers, and diverse wildlife.
But, the town is also home to a set of stringent and strange laws.
Longyearbyern is one of the world’s best preserved natural areas[/caption]
There are more polar bears than humans on the island[/caption]
This is Longyearbyen, the glacial town on the island of Svalbard where polar bears, reindeer, caribou and birds have thrived.
One of the town’s residents, Cecilia Blomdahl says that: “The nature here is so overwhelmingly beautiful that it’s also terrifying at times.
“But it’s not only the nature that makes this place incredible it’s also the people.
“Since basically nobody’s born here on Svalbard, it means that everyone who lives here has made the choice to do.
“That means that you have a village full of pretty like-minded people with a passion for where they live.”
As a result, the islanders have adopted some seemingly strange regulations to protect their wildlife.
Due to the variety of birds on the island, including the likes of puffins and Arctic terns, no cats are allowed to enter.
Another law says that islanders must carry a gun with them at all times.
This 2012 law was enacted to ensure that anyone who was travelling outside of the main settlements could protect themselves from possible polar bear attacks.
The number of polar bears on the island is estimated to be over 3,000, compared to a seemingly meagre number of 2,500 humans – but attacks have been rare.
Only five such incidents have been reported on the island in the last few decades.
The law specifies that it is prohibited to use a weapon within the settlements, however. Many of the island’s public places have clearly marked signs reading “no firearms permitted”.
Legend also says that it is illegal to die in this tiny town.
However, the law actually only prohibits the burying of bodies in the town – as the freezing conditions will never allow for decomposition.
There is a cemetery on the island, but it stopped accepting new bodies in 1950s.
Legend has it that a handful of Norwegian miners were buried there in 1918 before their bodies were dug up 70 years later.
They are understood to be so well preserved that their systems still contained traces of a flu virus that killed them.
And on February 9, the Norwegian Government announced that they would be tightening their already strict regulations on the island.
“We are now tightening the environmental regulations in Svalbard to strengthen the protection of flora and fauna,” said the Minister of Climate and Environment, Andreas Bjelland Eriksen.
The new laws prohibit the use of unmanned drones, the use of snowmobiles on sea ice, and sea motor traffic must stay at least 150m away from walruses.
Some 60 per cent of the island is covered by glaciers, and visitors to the area have also been warned against breaking ice.
Local resident Blomdahl added that: “Living on Svalbard isn’t the easiest task, but it is very rewarding.”
Longyearbyern was first settled in 1906, and is one of the few places left in the world that you can move to without a visa.
Even though Svalbard has been owned by Norway since 1920, residents don’t need a visa from the EU – which is great news for Brits.
The island has a number of stringent laws hoping to protect its animal population[/caption]
The northern settlement is one of the best places to see the northern lights[/caption]
Living in the tiny glacier town is a peaceful life[/caption]
Local resident says that life on the island is very rewarding[/caption]
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Jake Paul says KSI should be DISQUALIFIED with fans in uproar after illegal elbow knocked out Joe Fournier
JAKE PAUL called on bitter rival KSI to be “DISQUALIFIED” for elbowing Joe Fournier.
The biggest night in KSI’s boxing career was surrounded in controversy after knocking out Fournier in two rounds.
Jake Paul said KSI should have been disqualified against Joe Fournier[/caption]
KSI’s accidental but illegal elbow[/caption]
What looked to be a textbook KO at first was later revealed to have been caused by an accidental but illegal elbow.
The referee missed it and the result remained, a second-round defeat for Fournier.
KSI’s arch rival Paul, 26, was left disgusted and called for the win to be overturned.
He tweeted: “I respect boxing too much to respect what that was.
“If that was indeed a real boxing match it will be ruled a no contest or disqualification.”
A fuming Fournier, 40, agreed and told Fred Talks Fighting: “He cheated, it’s clear, you’ve all seen the replays. He hit me with a clean elbow.
“When you’re fighting the promoter on his own show – I’ve never been cheated like that.”
All seemed to go to plan for KSI in round two as a right hand had Fournier shaken and heading backwards.
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It caused the millionaire nightclub tycoon-turned 9-0 fighter to fire back causing a shootout in the middle of the ring.
And in the blink of an eye, Fournier was decked to the canvas after KSI unknowingly followed through with an elbow.
Despite replays clearly showing the illegal blow, KSI insisted it was all above board when probed by DAZN.
He said: “I hit him with a massive shot and he was dazed, he was scrambling trying to hold onto me for dear life.”
Tommy Fury, who beat Paul by split-decision in their Febuary grudge match in Saudi Arabia, watched from ringside.
And he looks to be closing in on sealing the next celebrity blockbuster bout after confronting KSI.
Both appeared to ignore the fact the fight ended with Fournier being stopped by an illegal shot.
They followed the script and went face to face for the first time in the ring – and struck an agreement to fight.
KSI, 29, said: “I want this, I want to do what Jake Paul couldn’t; knock you out.”
Fury, 24, replied: “That’s never, ever gonna happen. All I can say is, sign me up. Easy money, easy money.
“You are going to sleep in four rounds. Four rounds, asleep. gung ho, no defence, no head movement. Knocked out.”
Tommy Fury and KSI facing off[/caption]
I was ‘gifted’ with DD-cup boobs – I have the ‘perfect shape’ but bikinis look illegal and there are other downsides
A WOMAN has shared that while she was “gifted” with a DD-cup chest, it comes with a host of problems.
In a social media video, she revealed some of the downsides of the size of her boobs to viewers.
“I’m that gifted girl with DD cup,” Dina (@the.small.secret) wrote in her TikTok video.
She then listed all the implications of her breast size, both good and bad.
A perfect shape and silhouette and confidence were among some of the perks.
Though bikinis looking “illegal” made the list.
Looking “sl*tty” in the most modern clothes was also a point of concern.
Stretch marks and her back hurting also made the lineup.
Pain while she exercised as well as finding it hard to find the perfect bra are additional things that Dina noted as an issue.
“If you ever wonder how is it having DD cup,” she wrote in her caption, sharing her experience.
Viewers left their thoughts in the comments section of the video.
Someone shared that they were quite the fan of stretch marks.
“My opinion, I like the stretch marks even more when you can see the veins,” they wrote.
Someone else pointed out a reason they figured the woman’s chest size wasn’t all that bad.
“But you wouldn’t trade it for anything in the world….because……ATTENTION……” they stressed.
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Fugees Star Pras Michel Found Guilty of Illegal Political Lobbying, Facing Up to 25 Years in Prison
Pras Michel, a founding member of the Hip-Hop ensemble The Fugees, has been found guilty of making illegal campaign contributions during the 2012 US presidential election.
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The star stood accused of funneling $100m through “straw donors” to influence US political elections in both 2012 and 2017.
Straw donors refer to individuals who make donations to political campaigns on behalf of someone else in order to sidestep campaign finance laws.
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