In 1982, a physics joke gone wrong sparked the invention of the emoticon(arstechnica.com)
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In 1982, a physics joke gone wrong sparked the invention of the emoticon
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/11/in-1982-a-physics-joke-gone-wrong-sparked-the-invention-of-the-emoticon/
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Emoticons have been around since the March 30, 1881 issue of Puck magazine, if not earlier.