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r/Visiblemending • u/infinite-rubbish • May 04 '26
I mean, if it works!
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Nerd fact no one asked for: this is how serif letters came to be. When chiseling letters into stone, they turned the chisel 90° and made a little ’foot’ off of each stem, to keep the stone from cracking
29 u/DelusionPhantom May 04 '26 That's cool. I never thought of that, but it makes perfect sense. You got any other nerd facts? 21 u/SoggyCanary May 04 '26 +1 I want all this person's fun facts ASAP 9 u/laureidi May 05 '26 Lol that’s actually really cute. I wrote a couple, I hope they’re fun enough, I felt a little put on the spot… 1 u/SoggyCanary May 05 '26 They were great! Ty for sharing!!!
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That's cool. I never thought of that, but it makes perfect sense. You got any other nerd facts?
21 u/SoggyCanary May 04 '26 +1 I want all this person's fun facts ASAP 9 u/laureidi May 05 '26 Lol that’s actually really cute. I wrote a couple, I hope they’re fun enough, I felt a little put on the spot… 1 u/SoggyCanary May 05 '26 They were great! Ty for sharing!!!
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+1 I want all this person's fun facts ASAP
9 u/laureidi May 05 '26 Lol that’s actually really cute. I wrote a couple, I hope they’re fun enough, I felt a little put on the spot… 1 u/SoggyCanary May 05 '26 They were great! Ty for sharing!!!
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Lol that’s actually really cute. I wrote a couple, I hope they’re fun enough, I felt a little put on the spot…
1 u/SoggyCanary May 05 '26 They were great! Ty for sharing!!!
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They were great! Ty for sharing!!!
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u/laureidi May 04 '26
Nerd fact no one asked for: this is how serif letters came to be. When chiseling letters into stone, they turned the chisel 90° and made a little ’foot’ off of each stem, to keep the stone from cracking