Giggling 101
September 27, 2021
- Laughter burns calories! Laughing for 10 to 15 minutes can burn nearly 40 calories. If you lose 40 calories every day, then you can lose 3 to 4 pounds in a year!
- The study of laughing is called gelotology. It studies laughter and how it affects our bodies.
- Some people are afraid of laughing. The phobia of laughing is called gelotophobia.
- A good laugh draws in more oxygen to the lungs than normal breathing.
- As per a study of Northwestern University, a sense of humor is genetic
- The world’s longest stand-up comedy show performed by one individual continued for 40 hours 8 minutes.
