Laurence Watkins holds the Guinness World Record for the world’s longest personal name. His legal name has 2,253 words and takes about 20 minutes to read aloud. His birth certificate spans several pages.
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There is a list in the linked article with all the names he has, you can find out if yours is in there too. Have fun!

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Julie d’Aubigny (La Maupin) was a 17th-century French opera singer who performed at the Paris Opera in the late 1600s. She was a skilled swordswoman who fought illegal duels and killed a man in one, after which she was pardoned by the king of France. She was bisexual and had a public relationship with a woman, which caused a scandal in Paris society. She also faked her lovers death by using the corps of a dead nun and lighting the room on fire.
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The first crossword puzzle appeared in the Sunday “Fun” section of the New York World newspaper on December 21, 1913. 📰🧩

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“Milky Way Galaxy” → “Milky Way Milky”
“Sahara Desert” → “Desert Desert"
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The world’s oldest known wooden structure is the Kalambo Falls structure in Zambia. It is made from two logs joined together with a notch and has been dated to around 476,000 years ago. Its discovery shows that early humans used advanced woodworking techniques much earlier than previously known.
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Lemons and limes are different citrus fruits.

Lemons are usually yellow when ripe, while limes are usually green.

They also differ in taste, aroma, shape, vitamines and genetics.

And despite their similar uses in food and drinks, a lime is not simply a green lemon.
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“If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.”

But life did not simply give us lemons. The modern lemon arose through hybridization between citrus fruits, and humans later cultivated and spread it.

Before life could give us lemons, humans first had to create the lemon.
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