The Science and History of Dad Jokes
Happy Father’s Day to all the dads out there, despite their love of “dad jokes.” Here’s why dad jokes are so unfunny they’re funny and how they came about.
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Searching For A Word?
Sometimes it can be tough to find the words to say what you mean. It’s almost as if life itself is a word search, except instead of looking for the just-perfect string of letters inside a grid of letters, you’re doing that with your brain’s language center. Here are some rare, obscure, and strange terms—each […]
Laughter Is (Almost as Good as) the Best Medicine
If it feels good, do it, right? Well, not everything that’s pleasurable is healthy — an all-pizza diet is going to allow anyone to live to 100. But it’s really true for laughter. Everyone loves to laugh, at movies, each other, themselves, or the silliest of jokes, and as it turns out, it’s very healthy […]
