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:-) turns 25

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  • 25 years ago professor Scott E. Fahlman first used the computer "smiley face"
  • :-) posted to an online e-bulletin board at 11:44 a.m. on September 19, 1982
  • Variations: :-( ;-) :-D :-p :-S :-\
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