Fun facts about laughter

Bella Arist, Reporter
December 14, 2021

  • Adults laugh around 15-30 times per day.
  • Laughing a lot can cause less sickness in the future. 
    (Laughing causes a hormone called HGH to be released. HGH boosts your immune system and helps you fight germs). 
  • You can’t laugh by tickling yourself .
  • Laughing for 15 minutes can burn between 10-40 calories.  
  • Humans aren’t the only ones who laugh. Animals like cats and dogs also laugh! 

 

All facts are according to CBC kids.