Defying Gravity 👍 with Out-of-This-World Thumbs 🥶 (Emoji-A-Day) ✨

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Hey Moji Maniacs! 

Today's Emoji-A-Day post gets a little cosmic with an unexpected combo – Thumb Appreciation Day and Pluto Day! At first glance, these might seem unrelated, but stick with us! It's all about defying limits, whether it's your humble thumbs that do incredible things every day, or a tiny icy world making waves in the scientific community.

They both speak to a little something about defying expectations.  And who doesn't love defying gravity? Ready to take your thumbs, and your understanding of the universe, (or at least a dwarf planet!) to new levels? 🙌 

Thumbs Up for Our Unsung Heroes
Think about ALL the incredible things your thumbs do every single day. Typing, grabbing, swiping, making stuff...they're basically tiny superheroes working nonstop! 💪

Pluto - The OG Planet Underdog
This icy dwarf planet got downgraded, but it's still a fascinating world at the edge of our solar system. Talk about resilience! Even amidst change, it keeps on orbiting and doing it's thing. 🥶

The Thumbs-Pluto Connection
Pluto a deserves a big thumbs-up! (Our way of defying its “downgrade.”) Despite its new definition, it keeps defying expectations... a reminder that size and labels don't always determine importance.👍

✅ QUICK MOJI BITS & BYTES ✅ 

• Pluto Fact - Some scientists suspect Pluto has an underground ocean hiding beneath its icy surface! This tiny world might harbor more secrets than we knew. 🥶 
• Our Thumbs = Everyday Superpowers – Think about it: texting, gaming, gripping tools…our thumbs do so much that seems normal, but is rather extraordinary! 🌟
• Pluto the Trailblazer - Pluto holds a special place in history. It was the first object discovered in the Kuiper Belt, a region way out beyond Neptune packed with icy worlds. 🚀
• Anatomy-Awesome – Thumbs are surprisingly strong and flexible! Did you know they are the strongest, most flexible digits on our hands? This lets us make precise movements impossible for most other animals. 🖐️ 
• Thumbs + Teamwork = Survival – Ancient humans who shared and cooperated were most successful. Our thumbs may have helped us develop complex societies! 🧠 
• Thumbs Up History - Historians have traced the thumbs up to WWII pilots signaling "all good." It's become a universal sign of positivity! 🛩️  
• Thumbs Up…Ancient History? While the 👍 emoji feels very modern, its origins might lay in ancient Rome! Gladiators would live or die with a gesture…thumbs up meant mercy. (Yikes!) 😮 
• Defying Gravity Pioneer - While the Wright Brothers get flight credit, did you know Otto Lilienthal pioneered gliders decades earlier? His studies of bird flight were essential to later breakthroughs. 🐦
• Thumb Power - Turns out, the "opposable thumb" isn't unique to humans. Many primates share this trait! But, the precise control we have thanks to our brainpower is still pretty unmatched. 🧠
• Defying Gravity, One Step at a Time - Amelia Earhart challenged a male-dominated field to become a legendary pilot. Katherine Johnson's complex calculations helped put astronauts in space! Who are some 'gravity-defying' pioneers you admire? 🤔

• Pluto Pioneers – In its own way, Pluto is as much a trailblazer as innovators, scientists, engineers, and explorers. It got the world talking and challenged our ideas of what defines a planet.💡
• The Cold Face Mystery - Is the 🥶 emoji meant to signify cold, or something more? Could it express being blue (sad), feeling under the weather... or is it even a bit sassy? Its interpretation gets surprisingly debated! What do you think?🤔
  
  

- Maya Angelou

- Sheryl Sandberg

🌈 GET YOUR CREATIVITY ON 🌈

• Moji Mashup 👍+ 🥶 = ? 
  In this Moji Mashup we paired the Thumbs Up 👍 emoji with Cold Face 🥶 emoji for defying gravity! Check out our Facebook or head on over to Pinterest to see what heart smart creation we cooked up in the Google Emoji Kitchen today! 🌟

• Thumbs Up on Emojipedia 👍
  Dig into the thumbs up description, the tech origin details, and unique emoji design versions across different platforms at Emojipedia, the ultimate emoji encyclopedia! 📚📲

• Playlist - This Defying Gravity Playlist is all about overcoming limits, finding your inner strength, and breaking free from whatever holds you down. 🎵

• Defying Gravity - Idina Menzel
  
  
• The Greatest - Sia, Kendrick Lamar
  
  
• Titanium - David Guetta, Sia
  
  
• Gravity - John Mayer
  
  
• Pluto - Jake Wesley Rogers
  
  
• Little Wonders - Rob Thomas
  
• Let It Go - Idina Menzel 
  
  
• Never Give Up - for KING & COUNTRY
  
  
• Try Everything - Shakira
  
  
• Circle of Life - Carmen Twillie, Lebo M.
  
  
• High Hopes - Panic! at the Disco
  
  

Wrappin' Up
Hope these creative, musical moments from today's post left you inspired - and a bit lighter! 😊 Whether your weights are literal or emotional, music and creativity have the power to lift us up. "Defying gravity" takes so many forms...keep climbing!  Defying gravity may not always be easy, but hey, look how far you've ALREADY come!    💖

See ya tomorrow for another Emoji-A-Day adventure where we keep learning, creating, and discovering together! Believe in yourself – we sure do! ✨

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