A team of academics from the University of Wolverhampton have discovered the world’s most ancient gag. Guess what it’s about? Yep. Farts.

“Something which has never occurred since time immemorial; a young woman did not fart in her husband’s lap,” goes the joke, which apparently dates back to ancient Sumeria circa 1900 BC.
World’s Oldest Flute (35,000-year-old)

discovered, according to archaeologists, offering the latest evidence that early modern humans in Europe had established a complex and creative culture. A team led by University of Tuebingen archaeologist Nicholas Conard assembled the flute from 12 pieces of griffon vulture bone scattered in a small plot of the Hohle Fels cave in southern Germany. Together, the pieces comprise a 8.6-inch instrument with five holes and a notched end. Conard said the flute was 35,000 years old

All very interesting, thanks "cakebelly"! The joke is rather strange, as you would expect, being SO old!?

The joke is rather strange, as you would expect, being SO old!?

Guess you had to be there.

i'm really shocked it wasn't a version of "take my wife...please!"