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Iceland Has No Mosquitoes

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Iceland Has No Mosquitoes
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Did you know Iceland is one of the only places on Earth with no mosquitoes? Scientists think its unstable freeze-thaw cycles never give mosquito larvae a stable window to mature. Neighboring Greenland and Scotland are full of them — Iceland is mysteriously mosquito-free.

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