A "gelotologist" is a person who studies laughter.

The name Santa Claus came from Saint Nicholas who was a bishop in the town of Myra, and was known to be very nice to children.

The longest bout of sneezing recorded was by Donna Griffith. It began in January 13 1981 and continued until September 16 1983 and lasted for 978 days.

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