What kind of academic lecture always puts everyone to sleep, yet takes place entirely in the dark?
A history class
This witty puzzle links the sleepy nature of long lectures about the past with the historical concept of the Dark Ages. When students doze off during a lengthy historical presentation, they might feel like they have traveled backward into a dark era of time.
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