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NPR's Sacha Pfieffer speaks to comedian Chris Duffy about his new book, "Humor Me." In it, he explores how laughing can be therapeutic and argues that humor can be taught, lost and regained. Chris ...

Did you ever consider that maybe we should take humor more seriously? Although our ancestors couldn't explain it scientifically, they knew intuitively that laughter was good for the body as well as ...

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