Harvey Ball

Anyway, October 2nd, 2026, uh, World Smile Day.

So we should all smile today for something because it's the first Friday of October, created by the smiley face design- designer Harvey Ball.

Now, I thought the inventor was, was, uh, Forrest Gump.

Yeah, I heard-- I watched part of the movie.

Before there were emojis, there was the classic yellow smiley face.

The design, generally attributed to graphic artist Harvey Ross Ball, was created in 1963 for a morale-building campaign at an insurance company.

He was paid only 45 bucks and never copyrighted the design that went on to become an enduring cultural phenomenon.

And number one, the official state food of Connecticut is pizza.

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Oh, Harvey Ball.

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Kentucky upsets number nine Texas A&M 31-21.