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Comedy In The Time Of Crisis: Is Laughter The Best Medicine?

MY CELL phone lights up with a coronavirus joke: “After years of wanting to thoroughly clean my house but lacking the time, this week I discovered that wasn’t the reason.”

Laughter, it’s said, is the best medicine. And there’s plenty of evidence to prove it. Experts say cracking a joke can relieve mental and physical stress, reduce pain

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