You’ll recognise the symbol—two rows of three vertical lines that are connected by four diagonal lines and then capped with two-thirds of a triangle to form a stylized “S.” It’s a ubiquitous shape that children all over the world draw, but where did the Universal S get its start? More @Wikipedia
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