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=== Historical jokes === | === Historical jokes === | ||
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* Why is it called "Mesopotamia"? | * Why is it called "Mesopotamia"? | ||
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* ''Because there weren't just a lot of Potamians, there was a Mesopotamians!'' | * '''''Because there weren't just a lot of Potamians, there was a Mesopotamians!''''' | ||
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* Why is it called the "Dark Ages"? | * Why is it called the "Dark Ages"? | ||
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* ''Because there were so many knights'' | * '''''Because there were so many knights''''' | ||
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* ''Plymouth Rock'' | * '''''Plymouth Rock''''' | ||
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* ''A pair of Ceasars'' | * '''''A pair of Ceasars''''' | ||
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* ''By Norse Code'' | * '''''By Norse Code''''' | ||
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* ''Because there weren't just a lot of Potamians, there was a Mesopotamians!'' | * '''''Because there weren't just a lot of Potamians, there was a Mesopotamians!''''' | ||
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* How did Louis XIV feel after building | * How did Louis XIV feel after building Versailles? | ||
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* ''Baroque'' | * '''''Baroque''''' | ||
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* ''the same middle name, "The"'' | * '''''the same middle name, "The"''''' | ||
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* ''Baroque'' | * '''''Baroque''''' | ||
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