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This information is also available on my YouTube Channel at: https://youtu.be/St8eymrF9E4 If you prefer, you can also listen to this information on my Podcast at: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/norbert-gostischa/episodes/Wait--Its-Called-What-e36gshs Strange Names for Symbols We Use Every Day You tap them - You type them - You scribble them on sticky notes and fumble them into passwords. But did you know many of these everyday symbols have official names that sound like a spelling bee gone rogue? Let’s break down the wild, weird, and wonderful names behind the symbols we know—and mostly misunderstand. 1 - # – Octothorpe You know it as a hashtag or pound sign, but this little grid has a backstory worthy of a Netflix documentary. 🧐The real name - Octothorpe "Octo" = eight points. "Thorpe" = Nobody agrees - Some say it was added as a joke by Bell Labs employees in the 1960s. Legend has it they named it after an Olympic athlete, Jim Thorp...