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  2. Pilt Carin Ersdotter - Wikipedia

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    Pilt Carin Ersdotter (1814–1885), was a Swedish milkmaid from Djura in Dalarna who became famous for her beauty. She sold milk on the street of Stockholm in 1833-1834, and attracted so much attention that she became a mascot

  3. TikToker reveals the wildest ‘culture shocks’ she experienced ...

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    In her clip, The TikToker reveals her surprise over why Swedes “only” eat candy on Saturdays. According to Atlas Obscura, it stems back to the 1940s, when a Swedish study linked tooth decay ...

  4. Nordic immigration to North America - Wikipedia

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    The Sámi, the indigenous people of Sápmi (spanning parts of Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Russia's Kola Peninsula), have had a limited migration history to North America. Some Sámi individuals, particularly those involved in reindeer herding, migrated to the United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries to assist in reindeer-based ...

  5. Swedish emigration to the United States - Wikipedia

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    One-fourth of all Swedes had made the United States their home, [58] and a broad national consensus mandated that a Parliamentary Emigration Commission study the problem in 1907. Approaching the task with what Barton calls "characteristic Swedish thoroughness", [ 59 ] the Commission published its "Emigration Inquest", including findings and ...

  6. Cheerleader effect - Wikipedia

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    Brown University cheerleaders. The cheerleader effect, also known as the group attractiveness effect or the friend effect, [1] is a proposed cognitive bias which causes people to perceive individuals as 1.5–2.0% more attractive in a group than when seen alone. [2]

  7. Please, Sir, Can We Pay Some More? Why Swedes Love High Taxes

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  8. Culture of Sweden - Wikipedia

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    It also saw a rise in interest in the history of the country, with the establishment of the Swedish National Heritage Board as one example. In the 18th century, Swedish culture flourished: Carl Linnaeus had a vast impact on biology, also promoting widespread interest in the topic, and Carl Michael Bellman produced many significant songs and poems.

  9. The Swedish Number - Wikipedia

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    In order for a caller to have a call, the Swede on the other side must accept the call through an app, [10] [11] and requests for calls only go to people who enable calls to go to them. [12] Before the caller gets a response, a synthetic voice will say "You are calling Sweden, you will soon be connected to a random Swede somewhere in Sweden."