Ocotillo Wells Air Mail Traditional Cache
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I wonder how often they check their mail?
A smiley, or happy face is a stylized representation of a smiling human face, usually as a yellow circle with two dots representing eyes and a half circle representing the mouth. “Smiley” is also sometimes used as a generic term for any emoticon.
The very earliest known examples of the graphic are attributed to Harvey Ball, a commercial artist in Worcester, Massachusetts. He decided to design the face in 1963 for the State Mutual Life Assurance Company, which wanted an internal campaign to improve employee morale. (Ball never attempted to use, promote or trademark the image; it fell into the public domain in the United States before that could be accomplished). As a result, Ball never made any profit for the iconic image beyond his initial $45 fee.
Also in 1963, a children's cartoon series titled The Funny Company began airing on television, which also featured a version of the smiley on the caps worn by the animated children.
In 1999, Ball formed World Smile Corporation and began licensing the smiley face to fund his charitable causes. Profits are distributed to charities through the Harvey Ball World Smile Foundation, which also sponsors the annual World Smile Day Ball started in 1999 to encourage "acts of kindness."
There is a smiley up high and lots hidden here too. Please take one and have a nice day!
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