The feeling of not understanding something that has the whole group cracking up is so embarrassing. Maybe the person telling the story uses a few words you aren't familiar with or drops a reference you've never heard of, but before you know it, everyone's laughing and you're just sitting there smiling, wondering when your brain is coming back from its day off.
To make sure the same thing doesn't happen online, the subreddit r/ExplainTheJoke is ready to break down anything people throw their way. Whether it's a meme about politics, relationships, or language learning, there are no stupid questions in this corner of the internet
#2 What's The Realization

FakeTreverMoore12: Gen X, otherwise known as the Forgotten Generation, is left off the list
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63points
#3 Anyone Can Explain It ? 🤔

Aftermathemetician: For years, Leonardo DiCaprio was notorious for dumping all his girlfriends by the time they were 25.
The joke is he let go because Rose was too old for him anyway.
The joke is he let go because Rose was too old for him anyway.
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46points
#4 Am I Too European To Understand This?

Objectionne: Teen daughter has a school project due tomorrow and waited until 10pm the night before to ask dad for help.
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45points
#5 I Don't Get It

Justaredditor85: The idea is that a lot Christian nationalists no longer follow the teachings of Christ because their leaders don't find them convenient enough to establish wordly power. So for that they support republican candidates and policies which usually are only positive for the rich.
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41points
#6 I Don't Get It

TheRed_Warrior: Whitney Houston had a song called “I’m every woman.”
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37points
#7 What's Going On Here

mizinamo: These are names featured, in order, in the chorus of the song Mambo No. 5 (mostly famously covered, probably, by Lou Bega).
A little bit of Monica in my life
A little bit of Erica by my side
A little bit of Rita's all I need
A little bit of Tina's what I see
A little bit of Sandra in the sun
A little bit of Mary all night long
A little bit of Jessica, here I am
A little bit of you makes me your man (Ha)
A little bit of Monica in my life
A little bit of Erica by my side
A little bit of Rita's all I need
A little bit of Tina's what I see
A little bit of Sandra in the sun
A little bit of Mary all night long
A little bit of Jessica, here I am
A little bit of you makes me your man (Ha)
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#9 Uhhhh..?

Over_Bit_557: He’s gonna d*e (and you with him in the plane crash) because some company or government agency doesn’t want that getting out.
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32points
#10 I Don’t Fully Understand The Joke Here

Green_Dayzed: There's a thing called the surge (where they seem better) right before the end. It happened with my mom.
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32points
#11 Can Someone Please Explain

MirioftheMyths: Normal people would assume that because it's 50-50, and the last 20 have been successful, it's almost guaranteed that they'll die (this is often called the gambler's fallacy.)
Mathematicians know that past outcomes don't affect this outcome, so it's still 50-50
Scientists know that if he's had such a good streak, he's probably innovated the process in some way, providing a greater-than-50 chance of survival (although the sample size is small, so it's not certain you'll survive)
Mathematicians know that past outcomes don't affect this outcome, so it's still 50-50
Scientists know that if he's had such a good streak, he's probably innovated the process in some way, providing a greater-than-50 chance of survival (although the sample size is small, so it's not certain you'll survive)
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32points
#12 I Didn't Get This

Safe-Avocado4864: Read left to right she steals the ball and puts it in the tree. Read right to left she rescues the ball from the tree and hands it to the kid.
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#13 I'm Not From The Us, Can Someone Explain This To Me Pls

93rd_misfit: Car salesman pretending to speak with his manager to get a better deal for the customer.. common salesman practice.
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#14 I Mostly Get It But What Kinda Maths Test Takes 3 Days For Only Two Questions?

JustSimple97: When you are allowed to use the Internet, textbooks and calculators, this means the question is so advanced that none of these things provide you with the solution.
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28points
#15 I Definitely Don’t Get It

KTPChannel: His name is (East) Indian.
I grew up with a ton of Indians. Whenever we had to answer “what do you want to be when you grow up” in school, all these kids had a) detailed answers, and b) straight, emotionless faces when answering.
I don’t think a single one of them got to choose their own adventure.
I grew up with a ton of Indians. Whenever we had to answer “what do you want to be when you grow up” in school, all these kids had a) detailed answers, and b) straight, emotionless faces when answering.
I don’t think a single one of them got to choose their own adventure.
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#16 I Don't Get It

certifiedbambi: Heel to sky, western spy.
Slavs squat flatfoot. It doesn't strain your calves as much and means they can stay in squat for hours.
Slavs squat flatfoot. It doesn't strain your calves as much and means they can stay in squat for hours.
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28points
#17 I Don't Get It Did Something Happen?

Miserable_Speed5474: Cute as all hell. Cooked for Peter, constantly checked on him, stood up to her dad for Peter.
She showed more interest in Peter than MJ ever did, WITHOUT HER KNOWING THAT PETER IS SPIDER-MAN. SHE CARED FOR PETER PARKER.
She showed more interest in Peter than MJ ever did, WITHOUT HER KNOWING THAT PETER IS SPIDER-MAN. SHE CARED FOR PETER PARKER.
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#18 I Don’t Know The Guy At The Bottom

Obaid_Rehman97: The top guy is andrew tate.
The guy on the bottom is the guy from the outdoor boys youtube channel. He goes to the most inhospitable places and camps.
The guy on the bottom is the guy from the outdoor boys youtube channel. He goes to the most inhospitable places and camps.
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#19 What’s Wrong With A4?

FatsDominoPizza: Nothing wrong. It's just showing that the ISO 216 international standard for paper sizes, followed by most countries around the world, has a logic to it:
Each format is built by halving the longer side of the format above. Take half of A0 and you get A1, halve it to get A2, halve it again to get A3, etc. (And the same applies for the B series and the C series.)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_216
The "joke" is that North America doesn't use these standards, and instead use a seemingly arbitrary list: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paper_size#North_American_paper_sizes and that perhaps they get offended when people point that out.
Each format is built by halving the longer side of the format above. Take half of A0 and you get A1, halve it to get A2, halve it again to get A3, etc. (And the same applies for the B series and the C series.)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_216
The "joke" is that North America doesn't use these standards, and instead use a seemingly arbitrary list: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paper_size#North_American_paper_sizes and that perhaps they get offended when people point that out.
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#20 I Don't Get It

Nervous-Road6611: I may be a physicist, but even I know how to spell "brake". But, as to the joke, when you turn the car, the car is angularly accelerating. When you hit the gas, the car is linearly accelerating. When you hit the brake, the car is linearly decelerating (i.e., negative acceleration). They are all forms of acceleration.
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