Tue. 12/28 - Emojis As Folklore & Cows On Waterbeds

The argument for emojis as folklore, the top emojis of 2021, and why an emoji reference site is being archived in the Library of Congress. Plus, it turns out gray hair can return to its original color… sometimes, and temporarily. And, waterbeds didn’t fully go away after the early 90s. Their main consumer base just shifted… to cows. Sponsors: GiveWell, Have your donation matched up to $250 by entering Kottke Ride Home at check out at GiveWell.org Shopify, Get a 14-day free trial at shopify.com/kottke Links: Emojis Are Folklore (Emojipedia) The Most Frequently Used Emoji of 2021 (Unicode)  Emoji to Scale  7/17/20 episode about World Emoji Day (Kottke Ride Home) Gray Hair Can Return to Its Original Color--and Stress Is Involved, of Course (Scientific American) What Ever Happened To Waterbeds? (Mental Floss, 2016) Cows Deserve Waterbeds, Too (TIME, 2012) Yep, Dairy Cows Really Love Water Beds (Modern Farmer, 2019) Cow Waterbeds: How Advanced Comfort Technology Sold A Crazy Idea To Dairy Farmers (HuffPost, 2013) Kottke.Org Jackson Bird on Twitter See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices