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Humans are infinitely more likely to laugh in a group

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Laughter is rarely a spontaneous reaction to a genuinely funny joke. It is almost entirely a social signal, meaning you are practically guaranteed to laugh out loud merely because the folks standing next to you are giggling.

Humans are infinitely more likely to laugh in a group
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