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Mark Twain’s real name was Samuel Langhorne Clemens — an alias as iconic as his wit.

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“Mark Twain” came from riverboat terminology meaning a safe depth measurement. Clemens used the pen name for his humor and fiction, becoming one of the most quoted American writers.

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