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If you glance at subjects like physics, chemistry, and even geography, they might seem boring. Just a bunch of numbers, equations, laws, and portraits of old men with crazy hairstyles and beards.

But if you take a deeper look, you will soon understand that there's plenty of room for entertainment. And the Facebook group "Science Humour" is an excellent example of that.

Its 440K members post, as the group's About section says, "the best science-related laughs, cartoons, puns, jokes, japes and antics," so we decided to put this bold claim to the test and put together a collection of pictures we found in this fun little corner of the internet and let you be the judge.

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If we were to take a scientific look at humor, at least as we understand it today, we'd see that it did not just randomly appear out of nowhere; according to Chris Robert, who received his Ph.D. from the University of Illinois in Industrial/Organizational Psychology, it is probably the result of millions of years of evolution.

"In its earliest forms, humor likely evolved from panting and grunting that occurred during non-serious fighting or other forms of play, or during social 'down time' among our ancient primate ancestors," Robert wrote in Psychology Today.

"Although there was nobody there to document the events with their cell phone, or to upload the video to YouTube, we can extrapolate from similar sounds and behaviors observed among modern primates. Over time, these sounds likely evolved into more specialized vocal sounds that we might now recognize as early forms of laughter... Early hominids that could make those early laughter sounds, and those who had the mental capacity to distinguish between laughter and non-laughter sounds, likely benefitted from stronger bonds with other individuals within their group."

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This plan was so bad, a global pandemic emerged solely to prevent any successful Titanic voyage.

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"She is Mary Ann Bevan who was known as the "ugliest woman in the world" but when you know her life you'll call her the "most beautiful person in the world." Marry Ann suffered from acromegaly due to which she had abnormal growth nd facial distortion. After the death of her husband, with no breadwinner in the house, accumulating debts and financial needs of her 4 children she decided to enter the humiliating contest and won the offensive title of "ugliest woman in the world" later she was hired by a circus, toured different cities where people came to laugh nd humiliate her. She endured the ridicule of others in order to raise her children nd give them a better quality of life. She died in 1933.
To this day, society judges people on their physical appearance, if our eyes could see souls instead of bodies, Mary Ann would have been the most beautiful woman in the world. "

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Robert suggests thinking of it like this: 'funny' primates or early hominids were those who could make sounds that communicated the message, 'We're safe and happy now: Everybody relax and pick some bugs off each other. Eat them if you're hungry.'

"They could also identify those sounds when others in their social group made them, taking the context into account, and could respond appropriately," he explained. "'Non-funny' primates didn't pick up on the signals. They would get angry with others who were only trying to play, and might lash out inappropriately—this is not a good strategy for making friends or finding mates."

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In today's world, these are the people at work you 'accidentally' forget to invite to a colleagues night out.

"Similarly, primates who mistook danger vocalizations for play vocalizations were the ones who let their guard down, showed up in the clearing with their rubber chicken and Groucho glasses, and became lunch for a prowling saber-toothed tiger."

Becoming someone's lunch makes it exceedingly difficult to pass on your genes. But those who could make and identify laughter sounds in others were probably more likely to reproduce and pass on genes too. Which helped their offspring create and/or distinguish between play and not-play sounds.

"Those with mutations that allowed them to make even better sounds, and detect the meaning of those sounds, were even more likely to form strong bonds, survive, and pass on their genes, and so on," Robert added.

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True story. When my grandpa was a teenager, he worked for a traveling fair. His boss was a total ass and frequently demanded my grandpa work extra hours without paying him. On the last day, my grandpa cleaned everything he was supposed to and helped break down and pack the equipment for moving. The boss was still a jerk. He threw my grandpa the keys to his truck and told him to do some more work, then park the boss's truck in the garage while boss and crew went to the bar. My grandpa did all the work himself. Pissed that the adults never returned, he took the truck to the slightly oversized garage. He parked it. Then, little by little, he worked on parallel parking it. He swears it took him nearly an hour, but he got the truck in the garage entirely horizontally. He never saw that boss again but says he would've paid good money to see his reaction the next morning.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's cute and also a little terrifying, it really does just like a fuzzy black hole with eyes

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Fast forward a million years and humor has developed in the human species as something much more subtle.

"At its core, humor involves the ability to detect and to create incongruities," the psychologist said. "Among our ancient ancestors, the incongruity might have been between behavior that looked like fighting, but which was understood as non-serious or play behavior because it was accompanied by cues such as laugh-like sounds. But as our cognitive abilities have progressed, in parallel with language abilities, so too has our ability to create and appreciate more complex and sophisticated incongruities."

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When you are hoping for a sibling so you get retired from being the remote

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Just as our ancient ancestors evolved to enjoy the simple play behaviors, early grunting-laughing sounds, and bonding that occurred throughout this process, we too still enjoy a good poop joke. Even though the humor that we appreciate tends to involve much more abstract and symbolic meaning than with physical play, the impact is no less real.

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"You know if you know. Can't unheard it now."

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

For anyone who didn't understand it, *thump thump smack, thump thump smack, we will we will rock you*

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Aliens excited for a third season.... humanity hoping it gets canceled

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"Humor as a form of play, even at higher levels of play with complex thoughts and ideas, is associated with positive emotions, and with positive feelings about individuals we are with when we experience that positive emotion," Robert said.

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"As my colleague [Wilbanks] and I have noted elsewhere, humor, positive emotions, and stronger interpersonal bonds operate in mutually reinforcing spirals that stimulate the production of humor, and seeking out individuals with whom we can laugh and feel closer."

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

it also gives disappointment to those with a brain, we'd been hoping they'd die out

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The interesting thing is that the highly abstract and symbolic nature of humor that we developed allows for many different forms of gags.

"Humor can build and destroy, strengthen and weaken, honor and besmirch, and perhaps all of these at the same time. This complexity is what makes it beautiful, and of interest to me, and I suspect to many other psychologists," Robert explained.

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And as we can see from these pictures, they're not the only academics exploring the subject!

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Fun fact: wasps tend to get drunk and become aggressive. It is a common phenomenon near pubs where abandoned drinks attract them. They follow the protocol: drink and start a fight like everyone else.

Ren Karlej
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Another fun fact - wasps string strength depends on what they eat. If they've been dining on fruit it's less severe and on slugs and whatnot - it's going to be BAD!

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Marek Čtrnáct
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Wasps are annoying, but I really respect hornets. They are the well-dressed mafiosos to wasps' street thugs. Hornets don't crave my food and they leave me alone as long as I leave them alone. They are worthy of respect.

Will Lanni
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Thank you for writing this. If you don't mind me sharing, for some reason I read this and imagined Pedro from Napoleon Dynamite saying this as his speech at the end of the movie. I've read it several times and I'm lmao. Hope that brings you a little joy too.

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Sarah Stalder
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Bumblebees are the best. Just kinda wandering around aimlessly. Like me.

Will Lanni
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I love bumblebees. Have fun on your aimless wanders, I hope you witness magic and miracles that only appear to those not in a rush with time to look!

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Clara Rotti
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We need wasps to eat the beetle larvae that eat out the insides of trees. Beetles lay their eggs on trees. The eggs hatch and eat and hollow out the trees. The trees die and dry out and become a fire hazard. Everything has a place in nature. Please don’t kill wasps.

Needmorecowbell
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Don’t kill beetles either (unless invasive). They are incredible pollinators and one of the best for ancient species! https://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/pollinators/animals/beetles.shtml

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David Brown
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The bastards are already out and about around my place. The others seem to have been taking notes also.

Darla Hitchcock
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I dunno, they all have the ability to send me to the hospital. One just wants it more.

LagoonaBlueColleen
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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's never that difficult to tell the difference. The bastards hang around with their gang in the trash cans then do their fly bys whenever anyone comes to close. Especially when you have food or drinks. The bees just leave you alone as long as you're not being the bastard bothering them.

shodokai
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We foster Monarch Butterflies and wasps are total f*****s. If they can't carry off caterpillers to feed their nest, they sting them until they are reduced to goo and then fly off.

Hannah Edwards
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Wasps get rid of waste, like rotten fruit. They’re angry because they’re drunk half the time

Livia Hubler
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

is the bastard an actual breed because that looks like a hornet or yellow jacket

Vicki Perizzolo
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

yes... protect the first two - feed the other two to any skunks or opossums in the area.

Mya Lugar
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Do bumblebees make honey? Can you find it? Can you eat it?

Chloe *Leah* Pheonix
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I love watching bumblebees. They're fluffy and the only ones I'm comfortable getting close to

Monika Georgieva
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Wasps are as much needed as pollinators as bees are. Without them figs wouldn't exist

Marlowe Fitzpatrik
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Wasps are super interesting. Their workers go out and collect insects to feed the larvae and in return, they drink the sugary "pee" from the larvae as nourishment and "Fuel". When later in year, the larvae have all grown up, they don't get their sugar-intake anymore and have to look for it in the world. Which gets them into conflict with humans and which means you have them around your food. There's also several different wasp-species and not all of them are aggressive but people usually aren't interested in finding out which they have and hate every wasp. Wasps are super-cool! They also are the original inventors of paper!

Brian Bennett
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Bastard! I did not know that - Its what every one in the office calls the boss!

Rei
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I hate it and always correct people when they say:" Ouch, I was stung by a bee!" Your probably mean WASP you idiot, leave out the good guys from your story!!!!

salad potato
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

bumble bees are my favorite, they're so cute and fat and yet they manage to fly, its adorable, and thankfully for me I know to leave them alone so I've never been stung by a bee,

L Mullen
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I've met the wasp's evil brother, he lives in the ground. Ground wasp stings are something to whine about.

Lady Z Azrael
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Bastard stung me on my palm a few months ago. Thing just now healed completely. Burn em all!

Katherine Boag
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Wasps are pollinators too and wont sting u if u dont piss them off

Yoga Kitty
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Wasps are just misunderstood. They have really bad eyesight and might be a little bit dump - then their frustration causes aggression.

BatPhace
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We forgot about thr new ones here in the states: MURDER BASTARD

ThatSunniChick
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That looks like the European hornets we have here. They are frickin HUGE and make the worst sound when they buzz near you. I am pee my pants terrified every time one gets close

Nicola Roberts
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Haha many years ago my sister said "calm down, they're only interested in sugar, let them explore then they fly off" ok if you say so. Then recently I saw here doing the wavy inflatable arm dance and I'm like wtf...

Brendan Roberts
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I called an exterminator about a wasps nest in our garden. Their ethos was, essentially, we'll save the bees, but nuke the bastards.

zak
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have befriended the wasps that live on my balcony (3 different little nests, maybe 15 total wasps right now). I've been smoking joints with them almost every days for years and they've never stung me once. 😁

Mazer
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Keep the bastards away from your picnic food by just covering it with a napkin when you are not actively eating. Works wonders

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I don't make mistakes except for one time when I thought I had made a mistake - I was mistaken

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I was suspended several times because of comments on posts like this.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The fact that the cannon sticks out the water remembers me to this old cartoons where the mean charakter has to flee a bee army and jumps in a pond, only breathing through a piece of straw... Funny.

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"I found these coasters at Goodwill in Springfield OR on Main St. I just had to have them."

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Well, pick your news sites ;) Usually we fact bomb conspiracy people :)

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"No, sir, we're fission restaurant. If you like fusion cuisine, please visit our affiliates restaurant, Bistro Truman, which is scheduled to open in 5 years."

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My great-grandpa spoke to me about it. The amount of chili peppers they used to make it properly hot was just insane.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is not correct. Citrus fruit trees are thought to have first evolves in the area now know as Assam. They evolved for millions of years. While they have been cultivated for a long time there is no suggestion that different fruits were the result of cross breeding. There is no records of such breeding and it is not supported by DNA research.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's not even wrong. I love it when a different error shows. Means you no doubt fixed the first one. Or... You created a new issue before it hits the second issue :)

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As an event technician who does mostly medical conferences I feel this one SO DAMN MUCH!

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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It’s because our brains are wired to recognizing other predators hiding ,as quickly as possible,as it can be fatal otherwise.In this case other humans.

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Lots of things burn well besides gas. The foam in old furniture actually creates its own accelerant as it melts, fyi

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Of course, the world being a globe, the cat's nose is stuffed up its a.se

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You also don't have to pay for them. So it saves you lots of money.

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Just sitting and chill, hope i get the minimum score to pass

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Pokemons have faces. Our brain is expert in identifying faces. Give those damn elements faces!

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Oh lord, is this one of those "Nobody would die of covid unless they had other conditions" bs?

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

LISTEN!!!!!! YOU BETTER MAKE THE CODE WORK CORRECTLY OR ELSE *c***s gun*

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I thought it had been established in another post that the Earth is quite highly carbonated and therefore not flat. Apart from which, anyone who has climbed Mt Everest will attest to the fact the Earth is not flat.

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You can't argue with these bots, so Karen has to find the bot's human manager in order to get the punishment reduced to a public flogging like in the good ol' times.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

is it because you have to wake up to pee in the middle of the dreams several times?

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Um no it isn't. I'm pretty sure after the last 4bil years, every water molecule has been metabolized by a plant or animal and then re-excreted. The Hydrogen and the Oxygen may be older, but not the two together.

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