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  2. Lucia Bride of Sweden - Wikipedia

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    National Lucia Bride of Sweden (in Swedish: Sveriges Lucia) was a competition for Swedish females. The winner of the competition would be the "Lucia Bride" heading traditional Lucia processions on December 13, Saint Lucy's Day. The contest was usually held in churches or at the open-air museum Skansen in Stockholm.

  3. 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 to be displayed in the salons of the aristocracy for money.

  4. 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 ...

  5. Swedish Athletics Championships - Wikipedia

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    The Swedish Athletics Championships (Swedish: Svenska mästerskapen i friidrott) is an annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Swedish Athletics Association, which serves as the national championship for the sport in Sweden. [1] The event was first held in 1896 and events for women were added to the schedule in 1927.

  6. Physical attractiveness - Wikipedia

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    Men selectively attend to attractive people more than women, it has been suggested that this could be because men are less invested in their offspring, so they are less choosy when it comes to sexual partners, and therefore they are more easily attracted. As a result of selective attention, people end up giving a group rating which is biased as ...

  7. Physical attractiveness stereotype - Wikipedia

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    The physical attractiveness stereotype was first formally observed in a study done by Karen Dion, Ellen Berscheid, and Elaine Walster in 1972. [1] The goal of this study was to determine whether physical attractiveness affected how individuals were perceived, specifically whether they were perceived to have more socially desirable personality traits and quality of life.

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

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  9. Football in Sweden - Wikipedia

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    The Sweden women's national football team was once leading in the development of women's football and won the unofficial European Championships in 1984, a success the team has not managed to repeat, however, it won a silver in the 2003 World Cup. [2] Swedish clubs have appeared in European club competition finals 10 times.