10 surprising facts about Taylor Swift

Taylor Swift's full name is Taylor Alison Swift.

Swift started playing guitar at the age of 12.

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Swift was homeschooled for most of her childhood.

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Swift worked as an intern at a Nashville record label when she was 15.

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Taylor Swift has a fear of sea urchins.

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Swift was the youngest songwriter ever hired by the Sony/ATV Music publishing house.

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Swift has a collection of vintage Polaroid cameras and is known to take instant photos of her friends and family.

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Swift is a big fan of Friends and has even named her cats after characters from the show.

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Swift is fluent in Spanish and has released Spanish versions of some of her songs.

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Swift has donated money to help pay off the student loans of some of her fans.

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