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Смерть от смеха

Смерть от смеха — достаточно редкое и специфическое явление, при котором длительный и зачастую неконтролируемый смех является причиной наступления биологической смерти человека. В большинстве случаев длительный смех становится причиной острой сердечной недостаточности. Кроме того, к смертям от смеха иногда причисляют гибель человека, вызванную потерей контроля над собой в состоянии приступа хохота.

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Buddhist temple with two escalators up
Biggest bronze Buddha in the world (40 meters high)

Gondolas were invented here
Leaning pagoda
Banzai garden
Vegetarian restaurant near the Buddhist temple
Grand canal. 1773 kilometers long. Tag boats are pulling up to 9 barges.

Old couple in the Lion Forest garden
Tea house
Private residence
Flute at night
Canal with gondolas
Wedding at the lake
Theater by the lake
Theater by [...]

Humor Shown To Be Fundamental To Our Success As A Species

<a href=”http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/06/080612150144.htm”>First universal theory of humour </a>answers how and why we find things funny. Published June 12, The Pattern Recognition Theory of Humour by Alastair Clarke answers the centuries old question of what is humour. Clarke explains how and why we find things funny and identifies the reason humour is common [...]

To scientists, laughter is no joke — it’s serious

To scientists, laughter is no joke — it’s serious
So a scientist walks into a shopping mall to watch people laugh. There’s no punchline. Laughter is a serious scientific subject, one that researchers are still trying to figure out.
Laughing is primal, our first way of communicating. Apes laugh. So do dogs and rats. [...]

MARK TWAIN QUOTES

MARK TWAIN QUOTES

When angry, count four; when very angry, swear.

MARK TWAIN, The Tragedy of Pudd’nhead Wilson
I have been studying the traits and dispositions of the “lower animals” (so called) and contrasting them with the traits and dispositions of man. I find the result humiliating to me.

MARK TWAIN, Letters from the Earth

What’s the use you learning to do right, [...]