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Quid est Veritas?

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When I was a boy, I confused Venice and Phoenicia. Both were maritime powers, and in Afrikaans sound very similar - Venesië vs Fenisië.

Note: Afrikaans V is pronounced the same as an F, so it only differs by an i to an e.
 
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Changed its name. Now called eSwatini in English, though it means the same.
I think I knew that, but "Swaziland" is still fun to say. Especially when you're talking about Switzerland and Sweden.
 
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I used to confuse egg timers with other means of tracking time, like clocks. But apparently eggs have their own physics.
 
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