More on Laughter… It’s just a Darned Good Thing!
Interesting “laughter facts” compiled by Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie, Indiana- One good belly laugh burns off 3.5 calories
- 15 seconds of laughter adds 2 days to your life span
- University of Chicago studies show a great sense of humor can add 8 years to your life
- The Chinese laugh more than any other culture in the world
- A Loma Linda University study showed that laughter causes an endorphin release similar to the “high” that joggers get
- Stanford University studies show a good belly laugh can give you health- boosting benefits equal to 10 minutes on a rowing machine
- It takes 13 muscles to smile, 47 muscles to frown
- People smile only 35% as much as they think they do
“I am thankful for laughter, except when milk comes out of my nose.” Woody Allen
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