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World's funniest joke

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World's funniest joke

Summary

World's funniest joke ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (437 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • World's funniest joke's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02_9l0[2].

Why It Matters

World's funniest joke ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (437 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[3]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_world-s-funniest-joke_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{World's funniest joke}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/world-s-funniest-joke}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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