jaykrown@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoTIL the country code for Switzerland is CH and is derived from Latin name for Switzerland, Confoederatio Helveticaen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square16linkfedilinkarrow-up1168arrow-down11
arrow-up1167arrow-down1external-linkTIL the country code for Switzerland is CH and is derived from Latin name for Switzerland, Confoederatio Helveticaen.wikipedia.orgjaykrown@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square16linkfedilink
minus-squareSnot Flickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up66·2 months agoWait Switzerland is named after a font?
minus-squaredfyx@lemmy.helios42.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up35·2 months agoThe font was named after the country. It was designed in 1957 in Münchstein near Basel, Switzerland.
minus-squareBlue_Morpho@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up38arrow-down2·2 months agoThat’s not right because otherwise Comic Sans would be named America.
minus-squareSnot Flickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 month agohttps://font.download/font/american-history
minus-squareNot_mikey@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 month agoYes, the romans named them that ironically to make fun of there illiteracy
Wait Switzerland is named after a font?
The font was named after the country. It was designed in 1957 in Münchstein near Basel, Switzerland.
That’s not right because otherwise Comic Sans would be named America.
https://font.download/font/american-history
Yes, the romans named them that ironically to make fun of there illiteracy
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