Category: Pop Culture Quirks

  • The First Emoji Was a Heart!

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    The first emoji ever created was a heart, and it appeared in 1995! Shigetaka Kurita, a Japanese designer, made it for a mobile phone company called NTT DoCoMo to help users express emotions in text messages. At the time, texting was new, and messages were limited to 250 characters, so Kurita wanted to add a…

  • Barbie’s Full Name Is Barbara!

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    Barbie, the iconic doll, has a full name—Barbara Millicent Roberts! Introduced in 1959 by Mattel, Barbie was named after the daughter of Ruth Handler, the company’s co-founder. Ruth noticed her daughter Barbara playing with paper dolls and imagining adult roles, which inspired her to create a 3D doll for kids to dream big. Barbie’s full…

  • The “Baby Yoda” Meme Took Over the Internet by Accident

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    Baby Yoda wasn’t supposed to be a meme, but it took over the internet anyway! When The Mandalorian premiered on Disney+ in November 2019, the show introduced a tiny, green, big-eared creature that fans dubbed “Baby Yoda” (though its real name is Grogu). The character, a young member of Yoda’s species, wasn’t in any of…