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In "Weebles wobble, but they don't fall down!" the word "fall" is an unaccusative verb. Its subject is not an agent (initiator of an action) but an experiencer. This detail of grammar and its implications across many languages were characterized in 1978.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9o65_aIq0Q