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 textual expressions. "XD" popped up in the early 90s as a way to express amusement. It was like a digital version of crackin' up. Then came "LOL" - an abbreviation of "Laughing Out Loud," it quickly rose to fame as the go