There was this experiment performed to a bunch of people where one group was asked to clench a pencil with their teeth without letting their lips touch it. The other group was asked to hold it with their their lips and not let their teeth touch it.
Both groups were shown Gary Larson's "The Far Side" comics and were asked to rate how funny the comics were.
The first group who held the pencil with their teeth found the comics funnier than the people who held the pencil with their lips. Why? The first group who held the pencil with their teeth were using the same muscles we use when we smile. The secound group who held the pencil with their lips were using the same muscles we use when we frown.
The conclusion is that if we smile (even a fake smile) we find thing more amusing than if we were frowning.
So take that pencil and hold it with your teeth and enjoy some Gary Larson cartoons
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