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Humor has historically been tied to the mores of the day. The Yellow Kid was predicated on what people thought was funny about the immigrant Irish. When you're different in a society, you're funny.
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Howard Carter, Scientist (1874) |
Rosario Dawson, Actress (1979) |
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Paul Gauguin, Artist (1903) |
Mary Johnston, Novelist (1936) |
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