What is International Joke Day?

On July 1st, the International Joke Day falls at the halfway point in the year. The day promotes laughter. What better way to begin the second half of the year than by chuckling and with a smile?

The laughter generated by a good joke is universal human experience. A good joke is one way to spark laughter in both cultures and all cultures, and all peoples laugh, and a good joke is one way to spark laughter. And with that laughter comes good health. After just one minute of hearty laughter, William Fry, a one-time laughter researcher, said it took ten minutes on a rowing machine for his heart rate to reach its peak.