Off topic, but can anyone tell me the history of

[SOME DATA FORMAT]

---

[SOME OTHER DATA FORMAT]

?

I'm sure there must be a better way to have multiple data types in a single file than just searching for '\n---\n' and splitting, no? What's the general principal when one data-block has a '\n---\n' in it's data?

I first saw it in Jekyll, I believe they call it 'Front Matter' (Though their implementation seems to be using a '---\n' to start the block) but I can't find any more information on it. Is it some sort of standard/specification/thingy I've completely missed?