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Jul 26, 2021 1 hr 6 min

Why Do We Have Signatures?

from Be More Specific Hosted by Teagan Mulford and Bekah Page

What's in a signature? Turns out: A lot of history! Everything from identity verification to slaps are what makes signatures so valuable. https://legalesign.com/blog/history-of-signatures/?amp=1 https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2011/03/when-did-we-start-signing-our-names-to-authenticate-documents.html https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Signature https://www.etymonline.com/word/signature https://www.npr.org/2018/11/25/670631106/the-history-of-signatures-and-their-present-relevance https://www.helpsystems.com/resources/articles/infographic-history-signature https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seal_(emblem) https://blog.thegrizzlylabs.com/2020/11/history-of-signatures.html

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