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TIL in 2004 a French fishing trawler was lost with all hands when a suspected nuclear submarine became entangled in its nets

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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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