World Smile Day is celebrated on October 7th and is meant to encourage people to smile more. The document discusses several facts about smiling, including that smiling is a universal sign of happiness, that smiling can elevate one's mood even when feeling sad, and that those who smile regularly tend to live longer and healthier lives.

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2. World
smile day
October 7th 2016
www.worldsmileday.com

3. SMILING IS A
UNIVERSAL SIGN
FOR HAPPINESS.
While it’s not always easy to identify
a genuine smile, all people —
and even some animals, recognize
a smile and what it means.
So wherever you are in the world… smile!
Source: www.alamy.com/blog/keep-smiling-with-world-smile-day

4. Smiling
is ONE OF
our first
facial
expressionS.
Babies learn a lot of behaviours
and sounds from watching the
people around them, but
scientists believe that all babies
are born with the ability, since
even blind babies smile.
Source: www.laughteronlineuniversity.com/15-fascinating-facts-smiles/

5. Forcing yourself
to smile when
you are sad will
actually elevate
your mood.
Psychologists have found that even if
you’re in bad mood, you can instantly lift
your spirits by forcing yourself to smile.
Source: www.buzzfeed.com/smiletrain/facts-about-smiles-you-never-knew

6. Our emotional health is tied
closely to our physical health.
Since smiling means you are
happy (and getting happier by the
very act of smiling), you will likely
live a longer, more relaxed life
than those who regularly frown.
Smiling actually boosts your
immune system and can help you
live 7 years longer on average!
Those who
smile live
longer.
Source: www.lifehack.org/articles/lifestyle/11-facts-about-smiling.html

7. Smiling increases trust in relationships
and increases the amount of attention
people pay to you. Simply smiling can
make you more appealing to potential
friends, employees or that cute guy
you’ve been eyeing up.
Source: thelala.com/scientific-reasons-smile/
Humans are
more attracted
to people
who smile.

8. HappyWorld
smile day