Denmark Facts

Denmark has twice as many pigs as there are people.

One percent of Greenland's population lives in a single apartment building!

Bluetooth is named after the 10th-century Danish King Harald "Bluetooth" Gormsson. The wireless protocol was named after him because of his ability to unite warring Scandinavian factions, just as Bluetooth unites different wireless devices. The Bluetooth logo is a combination of the King's runic initials (ᚼ and ᛒ) merged together.

Recently, archaeologists excavating in the old medieval town of Odense in Denmark uncovered 700-year-old barrels of poop - and, to their surprise, they still smelt.

On November 28, 2013, wind power provided 100% of Denmark's electricity demand. During the early morning hours when consumption was lowest, wind turbines were generating 122% of the country's needs.

In Denmark, "Fart-kontrol" means "Speed check".

In 2019, scientists extracted a complete human genome from a 5,700-year-old wad of chewed birch pitch found at Syltholm, Denmark. It belonged to a young woman with dark skin, dark hair, and blue eyes. They even recovered DNA from her last meal: duck and hazelnuts.

Two brothers were cutting peat in a Danish bog in 1950. They found a body so well preserved, they called the police. Closed eyes, stubble, a calm face. They were sure it was a recent crime. It was actually Tollund Man, dead for 2,400 years. A braided leather noose was still around his neck. Archaeologists believe he was a ritual sacrifice, not foul play. His last meal, a barley porridge, was still in his stomach.