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TIL Sweden is so green it has to import garbage.

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OGOM6 TIL that Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish are so similar that speakers can usually read each other’s languages. Norwegians understand the others best, likely due to their language’s blend of Danish-style writing and Swedish-like pronunciation.
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