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Berliner. Not a Berliner. (That`s Berlin`s famous cake) John F. Kennedy made a terrible mistake by saying in his speech at the Berlin Wall: "Ich bin ein Berliner!""where he should have said: "Ich bin Berliner!" Freely translated he said: "I am a cookie!" In fact it is a myth that Kennedy made a terrible mistake. Germans knew exactly what Kennedy meant and didn't think much of it...in fact they cheered in support after his statement. It was only in the later news accounts that Kennedy's small error became an issue and the myth of the famous faux pas was created.

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