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In 1982, a physics joke gone wrong sparked the invention of the emoticon - Ars Technica

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In 1982, a physics joke gone wrong sparked the invention of the emoticon

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A simple proposal on a 1982 electronic bulletin board helped sarcasm flourish online.

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