Not until April 1967â42 years after the Butler Law was passed, and 12 years after Inherit the Wind, a play based on the Scopes Monkey Trial, became a Broadway hitâdid the Tennessee Legislature repeal the anti-evolution law.
Emoji have become an unofficial universal language in everyday communication. It almost feels like some people were born knowing the proper usage of each one. For instance, there's no doubt that the tears of joy emoji is used as a way to tell someone you're laughing so hard that you're crying.
Just as body language and facial expressions can alter how speech is perceived, emoji and emoticons can alter the meaning of a text message, the difference being that the real tone of the SMS sender is less easily discerned merely by the emoticon.