What is in Otta, Norway’s 100 Year Old Mystery Package? [VIDEO]
August 24, 2012 12:19 PM 
Sitting in a locked container somewhere in the village of Otta in Norway is a brown paper package. It was wrapped and sealed with red wax in August of 1912 with a note to open in 2012. Now the date has arrived. What was revealed?
During the live TV reveal, several old books, papers and possibility flags or family crests were unveiled. Check out the video of the revelation below.
Mashable.com, meanwhile, picks up the back story:
On August 26, 1912, a man in central Norway wrapped a mysterious package and wrote a note on the brown paper parcel that read: “May be opened in 2012.” The man, Johan Nygaard, was the first mayor of the small town of Otta and left no hints as to the package contents.
One hundred years later, the Gudbrandsdal museum prepares to open package in an event that will be streamed live online.
[via Mashable.com]
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