While it is in the news more than one would expect it to be these days, there might not be a palace on earth with a more ill-suited name than the largest island that is not a continent, namely, Greenland. And for that, we can thank the Vikings. Still, did you know that Greenland was actually under U.S. protection at one point in its history?

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