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Cake day: May 27th, 2026

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  • It’s probably a replication on our languages.

    For example, in Swedish… it’s spelled telefon, not telephone. I was trying to think of a word, where in Swedish, it’s a k whereas in English, it’s a c. Ah, yes - katten for cat, as in felix.

    Did you know that laser, as in laser disc, is likely from the Swedish word läser, which means to read.