<![CDATA[Just so you know about my intensely scholarly efforts this evening: I wondered what the earliest known smiley face in the world is.]]>Just so you know about my intensely scholarly efforts this evening: I wondered what the earliest known smiley face in the world is.

It is found on a 3, 700 year Hittite pot found in Turkey, with the classic two dots and curved line.

You are welcome! 🙂

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🙂

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://beige.party/users/Gorfram/statuses/116349808286493709https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://beige.party/users/Gorfram/statuses/116349808286493709Sun, 05 Apr 2026 02:46:22 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Just so you know about my intensely scholarly efforts this evening: I wondered what the earliest known smiley face in the world is. on Sun, 05 Apr 2026 01:32:53 GMT]]>@chumblyface I thought the answer might be something like the 1960's, which just shows you how much I know about the history of smiley faces. ***literally nothing***

So yeah, apparently The Smiley Face has ancestral DNA. Who knew?

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mas.to/users/Thoreau/statuses/116349519339787648https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mas.to/users/Thoreau/statuses/116349519339787648Sun, 05 Apr 2026 01:32:53 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Just so you know about my intensely scholarly efforts this evening: I wondered what the earliest known smiley face in the world is. on Sun, 05 Apr 2026 01:29:09 GMT]]>@Thoreau ancestor of the kool aid man???

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