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51. Don’t step on a manhole cover.

51. Don’t step on a manhole cover.

While we have to worry about cracks breaking our mother’s backs, in Sweden, the thing to look out for is manholes. If you step on one with a letter A, this will bring you a broken heart, a much deeper pain as we all know.

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