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TIL the @ sign is called "a snail" in Italian, "a puppy" in Armenian, "a little mouse" in Chinese, "a monkey" in Polish, "a duckling" in Greek, "a worm" in Hungarian, "a little dog" in Russian, "a cinnamon roll" in Swedish, "a strudel" in Hebrew and "rollmops" in Czech

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