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.
And much to our horror, we found out that our frequently used emoji keyboard has been living a lie (you'll see what we're talking about once you read what these symbols actually mean). Specifically, language barriers and cultural nuances have made the meanings of many of our favorite emojis quite confusing, if not misleading.