Sir William Herschel discovered Uranus in 1781, 200 years before you were born. How did he do that?
Herschel's Discovery of Uranus
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Explanation
The joke plays on the idea that discovering a planet is something that a person would need to be alive to do. The punchline usually answers the question with the phrase "with a telescope!", which is the obvious answer, and thus, humorous due to its simplicity. It also highlights that the person was born after the discovery of Uranus.
BAnnasadijokl
Big brain
wonderdragon
he looked up your ancestors' butt!
YYEEEETT
your wrong i was born 2003
Sir William Herschel
You know we had telescopes back then, you’re a smart one you must an American