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"'''Foo was here'''" is an Australian ] signature of ], especially known for its use during ], but also became popular among Australian schoolchildren of post-war generations. It may have inspired the later "]" graffiti.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Musser-Lopez|first=Ruth A.|date=2013|title=Rock and Gravel Row Mounds/Aggregate Harvesting near Historic Railroads in the Desert and Basins Regions of California and Nevada|url=http://nvarch.org/amcs/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/2013-Volume-26-Nevada-Archaeologist.pdf#page=79|journal=Nevada Archeologist|volume=25|pages=81|via=}}</ref>{{Better source needed|date=April 2020}}
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It has been claimed that "Foo" probably came from the ] for ], but this is likely to be a ].<ref>"", catb.org. Retrieved 10 February 2017.</ref>{{Better source needed|date=April 2020}}
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