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For the Berlin crew…
I don’t remember this from the Pergamon:
UKTV: About UKTV: The world’s ten oldest jokes
The world’s oldest joke is revealed to be an ancient Sumerian proverb dating back to 1900 BC - Something which has never occurred since time immemorial; a young woman did not fart in her husband’s lap. The Sumerian version of this joke occurs in tablets dating to the Old Babylonian period and possibly even dates back to 2,300 BC.
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