once again, we’re delving into another fact that legit blew my entire mind to pieces π€―
#tdil that the ‘#’ isn’t actually called a ‘hashtag’ π± #saywhat
honestly, my brain is actually all over the room!? since when was the # key not called a hashtag!? like, i use them every single day and i didn’t know this! #ivebeenliedto
anyway, it’s actually called an ‘octothorpe’ π (or an octothorp) … and, sadly, people don’t actually know why it’s called that π
there are many theories that the octo part is to do with the eight points on the symbol but no one really knows where the thorpe part came from π€·π»ββοΈ
you know, there isn’t much else to say on this π i just wanted to get the actual fact bit in π
peace ππ» #tdil
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yaaaaay another fact done! π fancy more? just take a look over ->here<-
(image time again! the header is ->here<- and the first picture is ->here<-)