Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Tertawalah sebelum ditertawakan! Loch???

Do you laugh at jokes? Or funny stories? Maybe you are the one who makes others laugh? Either way, just what is laughter all about?

What we do know is that ha-ha or ho-ho or hee-hee are part of the universal human vocabulary, made and understood by people all over the world. Scientists say this hidden language is contagious and programmed by our genes - we unconsciously laugh at just the right times.

Did you know that:

- We laugh more often when we're talking than when we're listening.

- Girls laugh more than boys. When we talk to boys, we laugh 126% more than they do.

- Teens laugh more than twice as many times in a day than people over 65.

- Men laugh most often at jokes and funny stories; women laugh most at the antics of people and animals.

- A great sense of humour can add up to eight years to your life.

- A good laugh can burn calories and raise your immunity.

- Pre-school kids laugh or smile 400 times a day. When they reach 35, the number drops to 15.

- Gorillas and chimpanzees laugh too but because they can't make speech sounds, they pant instead.

A good sense of humour reveals a gift for noticing human imperfections and taking them lightly. We can all work to improve this. Follow your intuition and be spontaneous. Humour is inexpensive, always available and a tremendous morale booster. Go for it!

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