Did you know that the inventor of the smiley face only made $45 for the design? The WGN Morning News team also discusses actor Laurence Olivier’s prosthetic nose and the Johnny and Joan ‘Tonight ...

AN urgent hunt is on to find a missing paraglider who was last seen 19 hours ago. Matthew Thornton, 34, has vanished close to ...

A 'smiley face' has been discovered on the surface of Mars and scientists say this could show indicators of life on the ...

With simplicity comes familiarity. That’s the case with Smiling Face with Smiling Eyes, or, “Smize” (Emily Anne Goes) and ...

Every fall, a smiley face made of trees appears on a hill in Polk County. It’s a happy sight for motorists driving along ...

Of the six billion emoji that are sent globally every day, around 70% are emotion based – for example, smiley face, love hearts. A smaller proportion of the emoji sent are sad expressions.

Ball died in 2001. The first World Smile Day was held in 1999. Concerned that the smiley face had been overtaken by commercialization, Ball came up with the idea of an annual celebration of pure ...