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FILE - In this July 2, 2015 file photo, tourists looking at a view of Stockholm. Ever felt like calling up a complete stranger in Sweden? Now is your chance. The Swedish Tourism Association has set up a hotline that lets callers worldwide “get connected to a random Swede.” On its website, the nonprofit group says the idea is “to spark people’s curiosity about Sweden - our culture, nature and mindset. To help us do this, we have the people of Sweden.” About 3,000 people had dialed the “Swedish Number” by midday Thursday, April 7, 2016 a day after it was launched, and roughly the same number of Swedes had signed up to answer calls, Ling said. (Jessica Gow/TT News Agency via AP, file) ** SWEDEN OUT **
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