Today is Thursday April 14, 2011
International Moment of Laughter Day
International Moment of Laughter Day is certainly a day to put a smile on your face! Today is a day to laugh loudly and laugh often. Watch a funny movie, read an amusing book, or just be silly with your friends. It is not the cause of the laughter that matters… but the effect.
Researchers have begun to examine positive emotions and their impact on a person's health and aging process. Based on the results from a scientific study at the University of Maryland Medical Center, laughter may give a jolt to circulation and have positive effects on the heart. In addition, laughter may increase the body's production of nitric oxide (a chemical that helps dilate blood vessels).
All of these positive impacts on your health are reason enough to laugh not just today, but every day! So go ahead and be silly and laugh at your own jokes. And don't forget that laughter is contagious!
Today is also National Pecan Day
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On this day in History:
| 1828 - The first edition of Noah Webster's dictionary was published under the name "American Dictionary of the English Language." 1902 - James Cash (J.C.) Penney opened his first retail store in Kemmerer, WY. It was called the Golden Rule Store. 1939 - The John Steinbeck novel "The Grapes of Wrath" was first published. 1960 - The musical "Bye Bye Birdie" opened in New York City. 1981 - America's first space shuttle, Columbia, returned to Earth after its first flight. The shuttle orbited the Earth 36 times during the mission. |
Quote of the Day:
"Happiness makes up in height what it lacks in length." --Robert Frost
Let the laughing begin !! : )))
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