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Tue. 12/28 - Emojis As Folklore & Cows On Waterbeds


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The argument for emojis as folklore, the top emojis of 2021, and why an emoji reference site is being archived in the Library of Congress. Plus, it turns out gray hair can return to its original color… sometimes, and temporarily. And, waterbeds didn’t fully go away after the early 90s. Their main consumer base just shifted… to cows.

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    Emojis Are Folklore (Emojipedia)
  • The Most Frequently Used Emoji of 2021 (Unicode) 
  • Emoji to Scale 
  • 7/17/20 episode about World Emoji Day (Kottke Ride Home)
  • Gray Hair Can Return to Its Original Color--and Stress Is Involved, of Course (Scientific American)
  • What Ever Happened To Waterbeds? (Mental Floss, 2016)
  • Cows Deserve Waterbeds, Too (TIME, 2012)
  • Yep, Dairy Cows Really Love Water Beds (Modern Farmer, 2019)
  • Cow Waterbeds: How Advanced Comfort Technology Sold A Crazy Idea To Dairy Farmers (HuffPost, 2013)
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