XD LOLz: A History of Laughter in Text

Giggling online is as ancient as the internet itself. Back during emoji and meme-ified faces, we had to get innovative with our typed expressions. "XD" popped up in the mid 90s as a way to convey amusement. It was like the ASCII equivalent of crackin' up. Then came "LOL" - short for "Laughing Out Loud," it quickly rose to fame as the go-to term f

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