The creator of the poker roguelike Balatro, who goes by the alias LocalThunk, has been sharing some frustrations over the ...

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Stick around, and you’ll learn some fascinating insights about the hidden world behind these visual icons ... Case in point?

The fact that the broken heart is the fifth most-used heart emoji might say something about the current state of the world. It’s most often used to indicate any type of sadness, ranging from ...

Read through the responses to this week’s Brain Game prompt, and choose which ... of the consequences of their actions. An emoji about world peace. This way, we can educate people around the ...

You are about to send a text message. Should you express an emotion with words or an emoji? According to Aristotle, we have nine basic emotions: anger, friendship, fear, shame, kindness, pity, ...

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As the conflicts between countries worldwide are on the rise, the threat of World War 3 has become an alarming concern. Due to the war between Russia and Ukraine, Russia’s warnings to the USA and ...

From the wheel 5,500 years ago to the birth control pill, these 20 inventions had huge ramifications and have helped humans shape the world around ... per woman in countries where they are used.

The flag of ousted dictator Bashar al-Assad's regime remains the standard emoji design across most, if not all platforms ... Within hours, a flag often used by opposition fighters replaced Assad's ...

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A video clip that recorded the assassination of Igor Kirillov, a high-ranking general, gives a few clues about the power and the placement of the explosive device. By Aric Toler and Eve Sampson ...