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The concept of Circassian beauty is an ethnic stereotype of the Circassian people. A fairly extensive literary history suggests that Circassian women were thought to be unusually attractive, spirited, smart, and elegant. Therefore, they were seen as mentally and physically desirable for men. [1] [2] [3]
The New Sweden Company established a colony on the Delaware River in 1638, naming it New Sweden.The colony was lost to the Dutch in 1655. [3]Between 1846 and 1930, roughly 1.3 million people, about 20% of the Swedish population, left the country.
The book is a list of the 100 Swedes that according to the authors have had "the greatest influence on Swedish people's lives, and also people's lives around the world". [2] There are 84 men and 16 women on the list. Around 40 of them lived in the previous century, and 16 were still alive as of the book's publication. [3]
Sweden has become a major player in the Video game industry in recent years. Minecraft has become one of the best-selling video games after its unofficial release in 2009 from Swedish developer Mojang Studios. [35] More recently, The Finals from Embark Studios attracted much media attention due to its creative gameplay loop.
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 ...
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A woman is going viral after sharing the biggest "culture shocks" she experienced after moving to Sweden.
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