National Let’s Laugh Day
Calling all gigglers, cacklers, chortlers, and belly laughers, this is the day you’ve been waiting for. National Let’s Laugh Day is a 24-hour joke-fest on March 19 where we celebrate the uniting force of laughter. Let’s Laugh Day is a chance to have a chuckle with the ones you love (rubber chicken not required).
History of National Let’s Laugh Day
Every year, on National Let’s Laugh Day, we are reminded to keep things light and pep things up with a little humor. If you have been in the doldrums for a while now, or haven’t been feeling too good, then you need to laugh the worries away and take it easy. Laughter is, after all, the best medicine, and it is just what the doctor prescribed for March 19!
Jokes have long been the best way to provide comic relief. The world’s oldest joke can be traced back to 1900 B.C. Laughter can also be contagious. This is why laugh tracks were added to television shows to cue when the audience is supposed to laugh and to indicate when a comedic scene happens. The first American television show to use a laugh track was in 1950, in “The Hank McCune Show.”
Where frowns cause wrinkles, laughing creates adorable crinkles that are good for the muscles. ‘Laughter yoga’ is now quite a popular activity, in which muscles of the face, abdomen, and lungs are engaged using laughter as the core exercise. Laughter also releases endorphins and lowers the stress hormone, cortisol, in the body.
National Let’s Laugh Day Activities
1.Look up jokes online
Look up some of the best jokes and one-liners online. Share them with your family and keep them in stitches for hours.
2.Go to a comedy club
Like plumbing or dental work, comedy can often be thoroughly enjoyed coming from a professional. But that doesn’t mean you should avoid open mic nights. Even a bad joke can be funny.
3.Watch some of the best comedies of all time
Hop on that streaming service and take a deep dive down comedy lane. With thousands of titles to choose from, there’s a comedy for everyone. Even some of the older ones hold up.
Why We Love National Let’s Laugh Day?
A. Do you even know anyone who DOESN’T laugh?
77% of Americans think they are funny, and 96% of Americans like to make other people laugh. We all like to laugh, at ourselves, and at each other. 55% of Americans even laugh when they are alone.
B. Laughter is the best medicine
Studies have shown that laugher is a stress reliever and a whopping 95% of Americans agree, saying it relieves their stress. The unique brain chemistry that comes from laughter can also boost your immune system.
C. There are so many types of laughter
There are almost as many types of laughter as there are things to laugh at. At 30%, the most common laugh in the U.S. is the giggle. But at National Today, we’re howlers all the way.
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