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the brain's reward for noticing the gap between what's expected and what arrives.
means The state of being entertained or finding something funny, or the thing that provides that pleasant diversion.
from From French 'amuser,' to divert or beguile, itself from the prefix 'a-' plus 'muser' — to stare idly, to muse, to loiter with one's nose in the air. The older sense was less about laughter and more about distraction: to amuse someone was to occupy their attention, sometimes to deceive them while you did it. That faintly sneaky flavor lingered for centuries before 'amusement' softened into the harmless pleasure we mean today.
- latin root
- From 'musare,' meaning to stare stupidly into nothing
- physical proof
- Laughter is involuntary breathing hijacked by the brain
- dark twin
- Schadenfreude is amusement at someone else's misfortune
- survival edge
- Play in young animals rehearses real-world danger safely
- contagious
- Hearing laughter activates your own smile muscles automatically
disneyland — theme park in anaheim, california opened 1955, 18 million annual visitors
six flags great adventure — amusement park in jackson, new jersey with 13 roller coasters
universal studios orlando — theme park in florida opened 1990, known for movie-based attractions