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http://www.sxc.hu/photo/1068892

How many letters are in ACE KING QUEEN JACK TEN NINE EIGHT SEVEN SIX FIVE FOUR THREE TWO?

Fifty-two.

(This also works in Spanish.)

March 30, 2009July 9, 2012 | Entertainment · Language

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