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TIL: In 1991 parents gave their son this name "Brfxxccxxmnpcccclllmmnprxvclmnckssqlbb11116" and said it was pronounced ”Albin”. This was because they had failed to register a previous name in time & they received a fine of roughly $740 and got their revenge by registering a 43-character name.

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