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Unexplainable
Can Science Help Us Figure Out What Makes Something Funny?
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This week on Unexplainable, can science help us figure out what makes something funny? There were three main theories of humor about why we find things funny. Superiority theory goes all the way back to Aristotle and Plato. Relief theory is that we laugh to release tension or nervous energy.
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