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TIL in January 2013, a lorry carrying 27 tonnes of Brunost (Brown Goat Cheese) caught fire in a Norwegian tunnel. The high temperature from the combusting fats and sugars caused the blaze to last five days and resulted in severe damage to the tunnel.

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