#TIL stop signs shaped like octagons were invented in Mississippi in 1923 because someone thought that the more sides a shape had, the higher a danger level it invoked.
A triangle has the fewest number of sides, so it's just a warning.
A square has 4 sides, so it ups the warning level a little.
An octagon has 8 sides, so that's the warning that says Stop Right Where You Are Because Horrors Shall Ensue.
I'm assuming that if we ever see a >8-sided sign, it means #Cthulhu has arrived.
CourtneyCantrell won't go back /
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2024-04-24 15:11:51
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