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Whether it’s a chocolate in heart shaped box, an emoji with hearts for eyes, iconic design such as I ❤️ NY or even liking an image on Instagram, the heart symbol is about as ubiquitous as it comes. But have you ever wondered why the ❤️ looks the way it does, considering it’s almost nothing like what an anatomically correct heart actually looks like? Well watch the episode to find out.
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Works Cited:
http://www.history.com/news/ask-history/what-is-the-origin-of-the-heart-symbol
http://mentalfloss.com/article/29989/why-dont-valentine-hearts-look-real-hearts
http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2015/02/drawn-hearts-commonly-look-nothing-like-real-hearts-draw-way/
http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/recycled/2007/02/the_shape_of_my_heart.html
https://priceonomics.com/why-is-the-heart-emoji-so-anatomically-incorrect/
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/danny-groner/whys-a-heart-represent-lo_b_2635820.html
http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20170907-the-mystery-of-the-lost-roman-herb
https://www.salon.com/1999/07/01/fennel/:
Martin Kemp: From Christ to Coke, how Image becomes Icon
Pierre Vinken “The Shape of the Heart” greek history symbols
