It’s a Dil Da Mamla! AOI brings you an unexpected history of the heart….emoji!
From being an ivy leaf in Greek God Dionysius’s (grapes/wine emoji symbol) party outfit to being linked to booze, sex and genitals to becoming the masthead of Valentine’s, the heart has been very naughty before becoming the emoji we know it today.
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