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"At least in the U.S. of A. you can be 99-ish percent sure you&amp;#39;re not going on a blind date with your brother. Team America!\nPinterestFacebookWhile Iceland wants to be your friend, the isolated wintry nation has its downsides.\nA new population database with the catchy name of \u00FFslendinab\u00F3k has been established in Iceland in order to prevent accidental incest, which is reportedly common with a population of just 300,000, reports The Global Times. Before the database, the common route of discovering whether you were related to a romantic interest was to immediately ask them &amp;quot;Hverra manna ert Y\u00FA?&amp;quot; (Who are your people?) and that&amp;#39;s awkward.\nAccording to a girl named Elin Edda, one of her friends &amp;quot;really liked this guy and then found out they had the same great-grandparents.&amp;quot; Elin then added, &amp;quot;It could never happen in my family. I know everybody.&amp;quot; I&amp;#39;m sure her friend is thrilled that Elin blew up her spot like that.\nAnother guy used the &amp;#39;b\u00F3k to discover that he was distantly related to national treasure Bjork! Fortunately, it was not Matthew Barney.\n__Can we please make &amp;quot;I \u00FFslendinab\u00F3k-stalked him&amp;quot; happen?\n__\n*Lonely and cold and lonely and sad whyyyy:\n*Here Are The 12 Loneliest And/Or Mermaid-Occupied Towns In America\n*[Dior To Use Ultra-Pure Pollution-Free Icelandic Water\n](http://www.glamour.com/beauty/blogs/girls-in-the-beauty-department/2011/12/dior-to-use-ultra-pure-polluti.html)Feeling Lonely Or Sad? Do This, Experts Say\nPhoto: Thinkstock"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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