Sergeant Stubby was the only war dog to be promoted to sergeant through combat in WWI. He saved his regiment from surprise mustard gas attacks, found and comforted the wounded, and even once caught a German spy by the seat of his pants, holding him there until American Soldiers found him.
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More books are written, published and sold per person per year in Iceland than anywhere else on the planet. One in ten Icelanders will become a published author in their lifetime.
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Sweden is so good at recycling, it has run out of garbage and now must import garbage from Norway to fuel its energy programs.
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There’s a Swedish power metal band called “Sabaton” who teach history through their music, including an album devoted to teaching about World War Two.
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There's a woman named Veronica Seider who had vision 20x better than average. She could identify people more than a mile (1.6km) away.
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