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Weird Al says: WTF!?
The peace symbol ☮ was created by Gerald Holtom in 1958. It was designed for the British "Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament". The design was created by superimposing the flag semaphore letters 'N' and 'D' (Nuclear Disarmament) onto a circle. Flag semaphore is a system of communication using two hand held flag to convey information based on what position each flag is held at. The letter 'N' in flag semaphore is created by holding both flags at an angle below the horizontal line. This forms the two angled lines on the Peace Symbol. The letter 'D' is created by holding one flag straight up and one straight down. This forms the vertical line of the Peace Symbol.
This has been a moment of ... WTF?!?!
Hot Nerd of the Micro Nano: Cynthia Hellen
She is a student at Columbia, where she is studying law and international & public affairs. She can not only school you, but she can public your affair. Rawr! You'll want to be let in on her briefing ...
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Monday, December 28, 2009 at 12:59AM



