Origins Quiz — Wednesday, September 16, 2026

What symbol was sketched in about ten minutes in 1963 by a Worcester, Massachusetts advertising man for an insurance company's employee morale campaign, earning him a one-time fee of $45 and no royalties, since nobody thought to trademark it before it slipped into the public domain? (Two words: 6, 4 letters)

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