America: The world's funniest country?

Yes, we're hilarious, at least according to a new poll from Badoo.com. The least-funny nationality? Sorry, dull, plodding Germans...

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Strongest military, biggest economy... Now the U.S. has one more thing to chant "We're No. 1!" about, according to social media and dating site Badoo.com: World's funniest nation. According to 30,000 respondents in 15 countries, Americans are the best at making people laugh, followed by Spaniards and Italians. Canada didn't crack the top 10, and the least funny of the 15 nations was Germany. And much to the chagrin of London-based Badoo, Britons came in at No. 7. "I'm afraid that we don't find some of the results very funny," says Badoo marketing director Lloyd Price. Here, a brief guide to the rankings:

What exactly did Badoo ask?

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