Why Did The Chicken Cross The Road?

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Hey, Vsauce. Michael here. I've got a question for you. Why did the chicken cross the road? Brilliant question. Let's find out why. Historically, the chicken crossed the road to get to the other side. Has anybody ever laughed at that joke? Why has it become so famous? And, for that matter, who cares? Why would you want to investigate why things are funny? As E.B. White said "analyzing humor is like dissecting a frog - few people are interested, and the frog dies." But I want to dive into the guts of this chicken joke because today it is so famous, it is practically shorthand for comedy. And people frequently consider it either the worst joke of all time or the oldest joke. But neither of those is true. But first things first. The chicken...