Babies take at least one month to appreciate humour, according to a new study. In a global study of about 700 children, researchers at the University of Bristol found that the earliest reported age that children appreciate humour was about four weeks, and that about half of babies find things funny by the age of two months. Dr Elena Hoicka, associate professor at the university, said: “Our results highlight that humour is a complex, developing process.”
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Man builds Taj Mahal replica for his wife
A 52-year-old businessman in India has built a scaled-down replica of the Taj Mahal as a home for his wife of 27 years. Anand Prakash Chouksey constructed what he called his “monument of love” in the city of Burhanpur in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. He told the BBC it was “a gift for my wife but also for the town and its people”. Back in 2013, a retired government official in the north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh also built a replica of the Taj Mahal, in memory of his wife.
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India strikes Pakistan as tensions mount in Kashmirspeed read Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif called it an 'act of war'
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What happens if tensions between India and Pakistan boil over?TODAY'S BIG QUESTION As the two nuclear-armed neighbors rattle their sabers in the wake of a terrorist attack on the contested Kashmir region, experts worry that the worst might be yet to come
