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Weird male behavior--decoded: sometimes it's hard to know what makes men tick. So we researched some of guys' most baffling antics. Check out these fascinating explanations.(MAN MANUAL)

Cosmopolitan

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What do guys find so funny about fall-down, kicked-in-the-groin humor?

As a rule, people tend to laugh at things that make them uncomfortable, and for men, getting hurt is their worst nightmare. "Guys are afraid of being emasculated, so when they see it happen to someone else, like the Three Stooges or in Dumb and Dumber, they laugh, almost relieved it's not them," explains psychologist George Weinberg, PhD, author of Why Men Won't Commit.

Why do so many men seem oblivious to clutter and mess?

You might be annoyed by the piles of clothes and papers scattered all over his house, but he may not notice! "Because of biology and socialization, women ...

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