The Smiley Face
Naturally, the first-ever emoticon was a smiley face. Computer scientist Scott E. Fahlman offered it on a message board to sway people from acting angry on them!
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Random 80s Facts That You Probably Didn’t Know
The More You Know
- The last movie ever rented at a corporate Blockbuster was "This Is The End" at a store in Hawaii.
- Bloodhounds are great marathoners.
- Google's founders were willing to sell to Excite for less than $1 million in 1999, but Excite turned them down.
- Jellyfish can sting even when they're dead.