March 7, 2012
9. Surströmming was once used as evidence in court.
In 1981, the landlord in an eviction court case opened a can of surströmming inside the courtroom to demonstrate that the tenant, who was evicted for spreading surströmming brine in the building's staircase, subjected fellow tenants to a stench far beyond that which is reasonable to tolerate. The court ruled in favor of the landlord.
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