It's got a rocking new name on social media. But "pebbling" really isn't that new? People are using the term "pebbling" to refer to collecting and sharing little things with someone you are interested in so that you can build a bond. But pebbling is something that you may have already been doing for a while.

The name comes from what a Gentoo penguin in Antarctica might do to express a desire to mate. The penguin may give his or her crush some pebbles or rocks. That's because rocks are what such penguins use to build nests. The penguin won't give just any set of rocks, but will take some time to make sure that they are the right ones.

Of course, if you were to give nothing but a bunch of rocks to your love interest when he or she is not a flightless bird and say, "Go ahead, build a nest," you may not get the result that you desire. After all, most humans don't lay eggs and don't need such a........

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