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    Mashable‏Verified account @mashable 13 Feb 2015

    How did the letter X become shorthand for a kiss? http://on.mash.to/1DHf8qv pic.twitter.com/taTEMRTfmY

    3:00 AM - 13 Feb 2015
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      1. Lisamowmow‏ @lisamowmow 13 Feb 2015
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        @mashable I always thought the X meant a hug, the O a kiss

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      1. ArtsBuild Ontario‏ @ArtsBuildON 13 Feb 2015
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        A Valentine's thought - “@mashable: How did the letter X become shorthand for a kiss? http://on.mash.to/1DHf8qv  pic.twitter.com/OUQB6mvEZX”

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      1. AtoZCommunications‏ @AtoZcomm 13 Feb 2015
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        “@mashable: How did the letter X become shorthand for a kiss? http://on.mash.to/1DHf8qv  pic.twitter.com/NrGgEWj5Fe” <=

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      1. Dorri McWhorter‏ @chicCPA 13 Feb 2015
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        “@mashable: How did the letter X become shorthand for a kiss? http://on.mash.to/1DHf8qv  pic.twitter.com/y7CKxTIJPK” xoxo

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      1. Sara White‏ @SaraEavan 13 Feb 2015
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        “xx Winston Churchill” Really? RT @mashable: How did the letter X become shorthand for a kiss? http://ow.ly/3x86Vr  http://ow.ly/3x86Vq 

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      1. Michael Fristedt‏ @MichaelFristedt 13 Feb 2015
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        “@mashable:How did the letter X become shorthand for a kiss?"First time a girl wrote xxx to me, I honestly thought it meant something else.

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      1. Gale Wilberger‏ @cluelessnphx 13 Feb 2015
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        @mashable I must be dyslexic I thought it was the other way around...

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      1. Sarah ShepardShepNYC‏ @ShepNYC 13 Feb 2015
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        “@mashable: How did the letter X become shorthand for a kiss? http://on.mash.to/1DHf8qv  pic.twitter.com/gEw1Bx96qR” XOXO #XOXO

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      1. Hailey Ronconi‏ @hailsonrails 13 Feb 2015
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        “@mashable: How did the letter X become shorthand for a kiss? http://on.mash.to/1DHf8qv  pic.twitter.com/fx9Z9F0BUy” Xoxox

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      1. Wide-Eyed‏ @sweetgild 13 Feb 2015
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        @mashable no, kids, those are not kisses on your test papers

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      1. meliving‏ @meliving 13 Feb 2015
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        xo. “@mashable: How did the letter X become shorthand for a kiss? http://on.mash.to/1DHf8qv  pic.twitter.com/qwhEIIz6IK”

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      1. My Romance Addiction‏ @MyRomanceAddict 13 Feb 2015
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        @mashable because it marks the spot to pucker up ;)

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      1. Jason Schmidt‏ @jschmidt_777 13 Feb 2015
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        @mashable I thought x meant hugs and o meant kisses lol my bad

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      1. • w a l l a c e •‏ @wallaceerabu 13 Feb 2015
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        “@mashable: How did the letter X become shorthand for a kiss? http://on.mash.to/1DHf8qv  pic.twitter.com/Ya9KGEnn5j”

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      1. Victoria Hatcher‏ @MissHatcher 13 Feb 2015
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        @mashable this is actually pretty interesting! Thank you 💋 x

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      1. SunShine ☀️‏ @TwiggyDC 13 Feb 2015
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        @mashable @StyleONMW

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      1. Franklin‏ @Broodkraal 13 Feb 2015
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        @mashable its the way u kiss 2 lips locked in a cross thus the X. 50 shades of gray or is it grey.

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      1. ωγ‏ @guanweiyuan 13 Feb 2015
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        “@mashable: How did the letter X become shorthand for a kiss? http://on.mash.to/1DHf8qv  pic.twitter.com/Y1GnRbqFQd” er. I thought O means kiss.

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      1. Mihika Pai‏ @MihikaPai 13 Feb 2015
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        One more mystery solved! “@mashable: How did the letter X become shorthand for a kiss? http://on.mash.to/1DHf8qv  pic.twitter.com/q5L4tLkCX2”

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