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Happy Friday! Today's Fact is dedicated to Jenny, who is leaving us for the not-so-sunny shores of the UK. Jen’s a great colleague and an even better friend, and will be missed.
Did you know that the train passenger warning "mind the gap" was first introduced by the London Underground rapid transit system in 1969?
From Wikipedia:
The phrase "mind the gap" was coined around 1968 for a planned automated announcement, after it had become impractical for drivers and station attendants to warn passengers. The Underground chose digital recording using solid state equipment with no moving parts. As storage capacity was expensive, the phrase had to be short. A short warning would also be easier to write on the platform.
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