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Kjeragbolten - Tourist attraction in Norway of a boulder trapped between two rock faces that has a mysterious gunshot sound (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted 2 years ago by decadentrebel@lemmy.world to c/creepywikipedia@lemmy.world

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Gunshot not mention on Wiki, but it's here.

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[–] faltryka@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I didn’t read anything in that wiki about any kind of sound, where did you get that from?

[–] tiramichu@lemm.ee 7 points 2 years ago

Text in OPs post says the gunshot sound isn't mentioned on Wikipedia but it is here:

https://gofjords.com/inspiration/norway/interesting-facts-about-the-world-famous-kjerag-boulder/

[–] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 5 points 2 years ago

The name Kjerag is possibly a compound of kje which means kid and ragg which means goat’s hair shag.

What a super specific word.

[–] MyDogLovesMe@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Why is that man holding a fish in that picture?

[–] littletoolshed@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

The first ascent of Kjeragbolten, the boulder stuck between two rock cliffs, of a fish named Freddy. Freddy was a cod caught at Lysefjord, the fjord beneath Kjerag.

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kjerakbolten_Freddy_Fish.jpg