When I moved to Sweden, it felt like I went from being quieter than average to being more talkative than average. I can report that there is small talk here. I also learned a joke. A Swede and a Finn are drinking. They pour out a shot. The Swede says "skål", the Finn scowls. They do the shot and pour a second. Again, "skål" and a scowl. Third shot. The Swede says "skål" and the Finn growls "are we talking, or drinking?"

Up to 7,000, with over 800 in Papua New Guinea alone. http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/guide/languages.shtml

Here's an example of what the full broadcast looks like - 3 hours long. And mostly in Swedish. Not only is there the pomp and ceremony, but there's also background on the winners and why received their prizes, and small interviews with them. at 19:47 in that video there's an interview with Peter Higgs and his work in physics. At 29:30 is an interview with Alice Monroe and her work in literature. 1:11:36 is the winners in economics, and so on.

My trekker reading habits as a kid are finally useful! From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/How_Much_for_Just_the_Planet%3F .

He could buy the planet. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Value_of_Earth puts combine GNP in the 10s of trillions, ecosystem services as $125 trillion/yr, and value of the freshwater as $73.48 trillion. These prices are comfortably within his budget.

I just watched this again and noticed that at 2:20 KY was omitted as one of the neighbors of IL, but at 2:27 IL was shown as one of the neighbors of KY.

I say "yes" - and that an infinite number of angels can dance on the head of a pin. But my objection here is that the video isn't consistent in what it accepts. See 1:03 where Utah is accepted as one of the neighbors of NM. FWIW, at 1:18 CO is not considered one of the neighbors of AZ, while at 1:56 the "many states" which neighbor CO include AZ.

The woman at 1:22 starts to list the neighbors of UT. She says "Colorado", "New Mexico", and then the buzzer sounds.