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Or am I just cracked?<\/p>\n<p><small>(via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.reenhead.com\/archives\/2002_10_06_archive.php#82739219\">Reenhead<\/a>)<\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An interesting article on the origin of the Bio-Hazard Symbol. I always saw it as a varation on the Radiation Hazard trefoil. 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