It works for 'dad jokes' too, according to researchers who tried it out on 72 volunteers.
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The effect was even bigger if real, spontaneous giggles accompanied a gag, the University College London scientists said.The findings, inJokes from the study included:Why can't you give Elsa a balloon? Because she will"Let It Go".What's round and sounds like a trumpet? A crumpet.
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