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Nature 449, 384 (27 September 2007) | doi:10.1038/449384a; Published online 26 September 2007
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EmoticonsThese infuriating yet useful keystroke combinations have reached their silver jubilee. They were first used in 1982 by Carnegie Mellon University's Scott Fahlman, who proposed them as an aid to electronic communication :-)
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