Fun Stuff

Did you know that a good hearty laugh can produce an increase in your heart rate that is equivalent to ten minutes on a rowing machine or fifteen minutes on an exercise bike? Not to mention the ravings about laughter releasing stress and lowering blood pressure.

Laughter is good for us.

Sadly, while children laugh up to 400 times a day, it is claimed adults laugh only about 15 times.

While some might contest the specific data here, I think most of us will agree: we're not laughing as readily as we did when we were little-'uns.

So, on that note - we did a little research into laughter, and found:

In September 2001, The Laugh Lab project (run by Professor Richard Wiseman at the University of Hertfordshire), tested over 40,000 jokes across the globe to discover the world’s universally funniest joke. Here it is:

Two hunters are out in the woods when one of them collapses. He doesn't seem to be breathing and his eyes are glazed. The other guy whips out his phone and calls the emergency services. He gasps, "My friend is dead! What can I do?". The operator says "Calm down. I can help. First, let's make sure he's dead." There is a silence, then a shot is heard. Back on the phone, the guy says

"OK, now what?"

They also found out that:

Germans laugh the most. Who knew!?

Jokes containing 103 words are the funniest.

Jokes mentioning ducks are funnier than others.

Have a great weekend everyone!

Til next time...