XD LOLz: A History of Laughter in Text

Laughing online is as ancient as the internet itself. Back before emoji and meme-ified faces, we had to get creative with our digital expressions. "XD" appeared in the mid 90s as a way to convey amusement. It was like the ASCII equivalent of crackin' up. Then came "LOL" - an abbreviation of "Laughing Out Loud," it quickly took over the internet a

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