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A Computer Science Professor Invented the Emoticon After a Joke Went Wrong

todayNovember 21, 2025 6

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 In 1982, Carnegie Mellon University professor Scott Fahlman suggested using 🙂 for humorous comments after his colleagues took a joke about mercury seriously.

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