Laughing makes you feel good. Each of us enjoys good laughs. So why not learn some facts about laughing to experience it more heartily.

Prevent Infections

Would you believe good laughs can help prevent infections? It also aids in relieving pain.

Stress Reduce 

Scientists have concluded that good laughs can literally help in reducing the level of stress hormones in the body. The endorphin hormone brings happiness and positive thoughts in mind.

Fight Obesity

Laughing needs energy. Some calories burn when you laugh. Fifteen minutes of laughing sessions can be helpful in fighting obesity. 10 to 15 minutes of laughing can burn 40 calories. Heart rate and oxygen consumption increase during laughing which burn fats.

Brings more Oxygen

The amount of oxygen we inhale during laughing is much more than the amount we inhale in normal breathing.

Contagious

Have you ever started laughing by just watching your friend laughing? It happened to me several times. And you know what scientists have proved experimentally that laughing can be contagious.

What language is it?

Laughing is a universal emotion. It doesn’t have any language.

Gelotology

Perhaps, you may not know that the study of laughing and its effects on the human body is known as Gelotology.

Heart Disease

Yes! Laughing can prove helpful in decreasing the risk of heart diseases.

Do animals laugh?

Yes! They do. You may have noticed it if you have pets at home. Animals have emotions too. They laugh when happy. So humans are not the only creatures who have this blessing.

Kids laugh more

Probably, we all know this fact. Kids laugh three times more than an average adult.

How many times a person laughs in a day?

According to a report, an average person laughs three times a day.

Boost Immunity

Laughter is an immunity booster. Good heavy laughs make your immune system stronger.

Do we laugh more on jokes?

Actually, social responses are somehow more provocative for laughs. Only 10 to 15 percent of people normally laugh at jokes.

Can cause death

Laughing can even cause death. It is possible to die from laughter. The reactions that take place in the body due to hard laughing can kill you. Cardiac arrest, Gelastic Seizures, Collapsed lungs, Stroke are some extreme conditions that can occur due to extreme laughing.

Laughter can control brain

A neuroscientist, Sophie Scott at University College London conducted an experiment in which she monitored a candidate’s brain when she played music. She noticed that the area of the brain which moves face muscles is activated.

Longest Comedy Show

On April 15, 2015 the longest comedy show took place in Nashville where comedians Rory Shovel, Ahmed Ahmed and Hannibal Buress and some other comedians set the record. This show continued for 208 hours and 16 minutes.

It can be genetic

Sense of humor can be genetic. According to a study conducted by Northwestern University, people with short versions of gene 5-HTTLPR are quick to laugh at funny scenes. While those with the longer version of the gene don’t easily laugh.

Apart from a good light laugh is medicine. If you enjoyed reading these facts about laughing, tell us in the comments below.