Mind-Blowing Origins Of Everyday Symbols

Опубликовано 29 января 2015, 17:17

No, the peace sign is not a bird foot.

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Bluetooth Symbol / Pixabay
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Harald Blåtand (Roskilde Domkirke)/ Wikimedia Commons
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Old map showing Sweden during the period of Great Power 1648-1721. The Homann Map of Scandinavia, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland and the Baltics, from 1715 / Wikimedia Commons
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Power Button / Pixabay
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Matrix / Pixabay
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USB Symbol / Pixabay
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USB Symbol / Wikimedia Commons
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Neptune Fountain / Wikimedia Commons
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Peace Symbol / Pixabay
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Bertrand Russell leads anti-nuclear march in London / Wikimedia Commons
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Semphore Flag Pictures by Denelson83 / Wikimedia Commons
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