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Tuesday, April 01, 2008

It's OK to Yawn and Yes It's Contagious

Yawning drives away drowsiness by activating certain muscles to increase the heart rate. Its cooling effect on the brain heightens attentiveness. So it's OK to yawn, even though it is strangely contagious (>50% of the time)

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