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jan 6, 1982 - Origins of the Smiley

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In 1982, Computer Scientist Scott E. Fahlman proposed that :-) and :-( be used for expression on Carnegie Mellon’s bulletin board. 20 years later, the post was discovered after seemingly lost for the previous years.

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jan 6, 1982
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~ 44 years ago

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