Nothing says ‘smile!’ like a bunch of eggs laid by a member of the Pentatomidae family of insects. Not all stink bug eggs look like they have faces, but this incident of ‘life imitates emoji’ was too good to pass up today. That’s right, it’s World Emoji Day. Those tiny, cartoonish pictures that often stand in for words and phrases in social media posts and text messages have become a system of communication all their own. But why on July 17? Early on in the (very recent) history of emoji, the calendar emoji displayed July 17. So, when the time came for emoji to get their own day of recognition, this date stood out above all others.
Is there a bug-egg emoji for this?
Today in History
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The call of the wild in Alaska
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Father s Day
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Rosa Parks Day
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Giving Tuesday
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Field of Light at Sensorio by Bruce Munro
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World Meteorological Day
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A most sincere pumpkin patch
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Purple flowers and Golden Week
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A big place to shop small
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Bright and colorful peacock feathers
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The Alhambra in Granada, Spain
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Apple trees in spring, Germany
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Arctic fox in Norway
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Stuben am Arlberg, Austria
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May the Fourth be with you…
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New Year s Day
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Don t forget—it’s World Elephant Day
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Children at play for International Day of Friendship
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World Octopus Day
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It s harvest time on World Food Day
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At ease, it’s Armed Forces Day
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Happy Bee Day to you
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Bobbing for crab apples
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A desert arts pop-up, just popped up
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Giant kelp in the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary
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Water colors
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Summer solstice
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Fall comes to the Last Frontier
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International Day of the Worlds Indigenous Peoples
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A view from the top