People who studies laughter are called a "gelotologists."

In ancient Greece, children of wealthy families were dipped in olive oil at birth to keep them hairless throughout their lives.

Richard Versalle, a tenor performing at New York's Metropolitan Opera House, suffered a heart attack and fell 10 feet from a ladder to the stage just after singing the line "You can only live so long."

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