Smooth operator

Franco Alemán points out that Google (correctly) translates “Fidel Castro” as “Fidel I castrate”. No less sensationally, it turns out that “Fidel” is actually a French acronym for “Fichier informatique départemental pour études locales”, “Departmental computing file for local studies”.

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