1 Iceland
2 Sweden
3 Denmark
4 Netherlands
5 Australia
6 Ireland
7Switerzland
8 Norway
9 United Kingdom
10 Venezuela
The United States ranked 13th
5 months=age when a child can tell a happy song from a sad one
71 is the average age of the happiest people; older people tend to engage in activities that bring them joy
10 is the friend minimum at which you have a better likelyhood of being happy (people with fewer have only 40% chance of being happy)
18 min was the average amount people laughed in the 1950's
5 min is the average amount people laugh today
112 the number of time a child laughes during the day ( the average for a 42 year old is 6 times a day)
10 = min it takes a rowing machine to get heart rate up to same rate as after 1 min of hearty laughter
15 = number of min of laughter a day that will result in 4 lbs of weight loss per year
50 = calories burned during 10 min laughter
27% = amount of increased endorphins and HGH (anti-aging hormone) produced with laughter
6,854,265,026 and counting = people who recgonize the smile as a sign of happiness
2 comments:
I LOVED this post!!!!
What happened to Denmark? Last year they were the number one happiest nation. I was going to move there. Iceland here we come. :)
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