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Extremely popular in Indian government websites, often implemented with <marquee>, but also often implemented by a different mechanism so that it can stop scrolling on mouseover.

Indian Rail <https://www.indianrail.gov.in/> has one containing the chart from a mid-2024 train accident, an invitation to contribute a recording of the national anthem from 2021, and a link to parcel booking. Oh, and “NEW!” animated GIFs between the three items.



>Oh, and “NEW!” animated GIFs between the three items.

That's gotta be the second most popular web design quirk. Haha




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