After small social blunders, laughing at yourself may land better than visible embarrassment, researchers say.

When you make a small mistake that doesn't harm anyone else—such as tripping over a curb or misremembering a name—people will like you more if you can laugh at yourself rather than act embarrassed, ...

For thousands of years, versions of the saying “laughter is the best medicine” have emerged in religious, scientific and popular literature—and for good reason. Laughter helps our neurological, ...

When was the last time you laughed? I mean really laughed: a solid, hearty, belly-jiggling laugh. Chances are, many of us have a hard time remembering. That’s because as adults, we have a lot of ...

Back in 2016, recognizing that the range of human emotion extended beyond either "like" or "agnostic," Facebook went beyond the thumbs up, introducing a slew of new reaction options: the heart; the ...

They laughed when I farted during my fourth-grade graduation, but, given that human methane is the only natural resource left on the planet, who’s laughing now? They laughed when I had an imaginary ...

Victor Borge once wrote, “Laughter is the closest distance between two people.” Many of us would probably agree that laughter brings us closer to others, whether we’re joking with our spouse or ...

Fergus Edwards does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

The Crying Laughing emoji (😂) is there for those moments when you're laughing hard. If you feel the tears prickling the corner of your eyes, this is the way to express it. It's one of the original ...