XD LOLZ: A HISTORY OF LAUGHTER IN TEXT

XD LOLz: A History of Laughter in Text

Chuckling online is as ancient as the internet itself. Back during emoji and meme-ified faces, we had to get creative with our digital expressions. "XD" showed its face in the late 90s as a way to convey amusement. It was like a digital version of bursting with laughter. Then came "LOL" - an abbreviation of "Laughing Out Loud," it quickly rose to

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