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What does the word "rich" mean in the reactionary sarcastic phrase "That's rich!"?

What does the word "rich" mean in the reactionary sarcastic phrase "That's rich!" (Google shows 67M hits). I take it to mean "rich" as in "rich in irony". What it is the source of the phrase and how ...
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