XD LOLz: A History of Laughter in Text

Giggling online is as old-school as the internet itself. Back before emoji and meme-ified faces, we had to get creative with our textual expressions. "XD" showed its face in the late 90s as a way to convey amusement. It was like a text-based representation of bursting with laughter. Then came "LOL" - standing for "Laughing Out Loud," it quickly t

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