The Oldest Jokes Are About Toilet Humor
Some of the oldest jokes in history are still in use today.
It is striking that the earliest recorded joke is about toilet humour. The earliest jokes we have on record suggest that crude jokes stand the test of time.
Flatulence, for example, is funny because it shows our "uncontrollable physicality".
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