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X marks the spot<\/h1>\n

X marks the spot in treasure maps showing the location of the buried bounty. These treasure maps were a staple in pirate stories.<\/p>\n

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B\u00e9ria Lima [see page for license], via Wikimedia Commons<\/figcaption><\/figure>And come election time, don’t choose your candidate in the same way? An X beside their name kept within the confines of the circle, lest you spoil your ballot?<\/p>\n
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By D’Arcy Norman from Calgary, Canada (democracy Uploaded by Skeezix1000) [CC-BY-2.0 (http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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