Good Housekeeping: Random Pieces of Trivia That Will Impress Your Friends #1

 



#1 The hashtag symbol is technically called an octothorpe. 


According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, the "octo-" prefix refers to the eight points on the popular symbol, but the "thorpe" remains a mystery. One theory claims that it comes from the Old English word for "village," based on the idea that the symbol looks like a village surrounded by eight fields!

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