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With biomass plants, the government wanted to ensure that the climate targets would be met. The government set aside 10 billion euros for the construction of 628 biomass plants. Objections to the biomass plants soon arose: they would not be as CO2-neutral as was assumed and there would be more useful ways to use the biomass.

In 1905, the popsicle was invented by eleven-year-old Frank Epperson. He made a drink with water and some soda powder that he stirred through with a stick. Because his mother told him to go to sleep, he left the drink. When he woke up the next morning, it had frozen and the drink with the stick in it was frozen too. This was the first popsicle.

Columbus was looking for a faster sailing route to the Dutch East Indies. He planned to sail there via the West. With the financial support of the Spanish Queen Isabella, his ships left for the West, but instead of finding a new route to the Dutch East Indies there, he found the undiscovered continent of America.

In 1981, American Airlines introduced a pass that allowed unlimited first class flying around the world: the Unlimited AAirpass. It cost $250,000 and for an additional $150,000 you could take an extra passenger. The pass was discontinued after a few pass owners made a lot of use of their pass and the airline began to make huge losses.

A search for a way to give all 4,500 residents of the Overvecht district of Utrecht (The Netherlands)- 95% tenants, 5% private tenants and owners - an induction hob, without it costing them anything. This seemed to be (unjustifiably) low-hanging fruit for the 'natural gas-free in 2030' mission.

Hurtigruten and other cruise companies suffered great losses during Corona when there were no passengers and they were lying idle on the water. When there were fewer infections in early July and new and stricter measures were introduced, Hurtigruten decided to be the first to start cruises again. This did not go according to plan, there were 16 crew members who had not followed the rules properly, with the result that several people on the ship became infected.