
What's so funny?
Unexplainable
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Learning the Social World Through Humor
According to Peter and Caleb's benign violation theory humor is a tool for us to learn social norms and culture. Laughter tells us oh this thing it's not really gonna hurt us. Humor can teach you sort of how to be a person and how to move about the world. Unfortunately for Ali learning about what makes things funny from the scientists it hasn't made her funnier absolutely not know.
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