Having made headlines around the world with a claim that a small island wanted to free itself from the tyranny of time, Norway is now setting the record straight: The whole campaign was a PR stunt with metronome precision. Located north of the Arctic circle, Sommaroy basks in the midnight sun in the summer months, and the star doesn't set on the horizon for 69 days of the year. The long period of constant sunlight plays havoc with circadian rhythms and the some 320 inhabitants allegedly launched a campaign to become the first "timeless" zone in the world, at least in summer. Freed from the chains of Chronos, the initiative would have meant...
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