Science and humor.

The boys in lab coats have broken it down.

- Computer analysis of the data also showed that jokes containing 103 words were thought to be especially funny. The winning "hunters" joke was 102 words long.
- Jokes mentioning ducks were seen as funnier than other (animal) jokes.
- People found the jokes funniest at 6.03pm on October 7.

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