{"id":262214,"date":"2025-07-16T12:04:40","date_gmt":"2025-07-16T11:04:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/facing-killer-whales-and-salt-tongue-why-is-britains-thor-swimming-around-iceland\/"},"modified":"2025-07-16T12:04:40","modified_gmt":"2025-07-16T11:04:40","slug":"facing-killer-whales-and-salt-tongue-why-is-britains-thor-swimming-around-iceland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/facing-killer-whales-and-salt-tongue-why-is-britains-thor-swimming-around-iceland\/","title":{"rendered":"Facing killer whales and salt tongue. Why is &#8216;Britain&#8217;s Thor&#8217; swimming around Iceland?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/orW_h_DheMs\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Facing killer whales and salt tongue. 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