I get this question all the time: "What is the origin of "-30-" at the end of some press releases?"
Here's the answer, so stop asking me! :<)
"-30-" is a traditional closing for a press release. It probably started during the Civil War when telegraphers tapped "XXX" at the end of a transmission. XXX is the Roman numeral for 30.
I just type a centered END at the end of mine...
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