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If I've Said It Once, I've Said It a Thousand Times

Though this is the first time I'm saying it in this context.

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Joey Held
Jun 27, 2025
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Howdy! It’s Joey with Fun Fact Friyay. Today’s fact is a grand ol’ time.

Orange sign letters are disassembled.
Photo by Hermann Wittekopf - kmkb on Unsplash

No number before 1,000 has the letter “A” in it.

Yesterday, I introduced the comedian Gary Gulman’s delightful monologue on how U.S. states got their name to my parents.

Like Gulman, I also enjoy a good dive into wordplay. Sometimes, that …

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