What’s the oldest known English joke?

• The oldest recorded English joke dates back to 10th century England, and it’s a riddle:

“What hangs at a man’s thigh and wants to poke the hole that it’s often poked before?”
Answer: A key.

📜 History: This is from the Exeter Book, a collection of Old English poetry and riddles. Anglo-Saxon riddles often used double meanings or mild innuendo for humor.

🤔 Trivia: Ancient riddles like these show that English speakers have been playing with language and wordplay for over 1,000 years.