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Facebook is rolling out a new feature that looks like a whimsical blast of 1990s nostalgia. Starting with a limited number of U.S. users, the site is encouraging people to share how they’re feeling or what they’re doing by selecting from a drop-down menu of emoji and other icons. The initial prompt looks like this: ....... ![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj23rUiFT6H2o3D7Wd89cQ2xHlIbT7R5oydXBDPNY-HkKcX8NuZvkDoOXVq29t8ru93YweHHZ98TNFGD0kpz8ZqABGTUSOVM3snfLGnKBTfR_JV-v0_lGUELqG8Lk6RFzzwa9YCXo3HQe1N/s1600/icon-new-window.png)
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