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Theory on how emoji are the modern comic book, from NerdSync.
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Tom Scott's fantastic history of emoji
youtube.com/watch?v=5OPkGQoPeHk
Can you speak emoji? - PBS Idea Channel
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Mixed Emojions - The Allusionist
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Varying Interpretations of Emoji
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