With over 4 million hits and counting, this video of laughing baby Micah has gone viral.
Though the infant's infectious giggles are nothing but enjoyable, the story behind the laugh is entertaining, too. According to a recent post to the San Francisco Chronicle's online Mommy Files blog, baby Micah's seemingly un-ending laugh attack started as a reaction to dad Marcus McArthur's response to a job rejection letter.
According to KSDK-TV in St. Louis, Mo., McArthur is wrapping up doctoral work at St. Louis University and seeking work as a professor. He told the news station that upon receipt of a recent rejection letter, he ripped it in half. Baby Micah then retorted with fits of giggles. McArthur found the baby's peals of laughter infectious, so he grabbed his camera and started shredding more paper.
He then posted the resulting clip to video-sharing website YouTube. MacArthur told KSDK he uploaded the video about five weeks ago, but it went viral after actress Alyssa Milano shared it with her Twitter followers on Feb. 25, he said.
In her tweet, Milano said, "If this video doesn't make you smile, check your pulse."
Milano might be on to something: According to a 2006 study reported on by msnbc.com , laughing really is contagious. Apparently, our brains respond to the sounds of laughter by preparing facial muscles to join in on the mirth.
In the cited study, researchers played sounds of laughter while observing participants' brains with MRI scanners. Reports said sounds of laughter triggered responses in a portion of the brain known as the premotor cortical region, which prepares facial muscles to move and in this case, smile.
If you need something to put a smile on your face, here are some other favorite videos of infants giggling uploaded by YouTube users:
• Baby laughing at the Wii. This 10-month-old finds his dad's Wii golf skills hilarious.
• What is so funny? The baby in the video above has an adorable little giggle.
• Twin boys laughing at each other. These little guys crack each other up.
• Cutest baby laughing. The baby featured in this clip laughs so hard he shivers!
If you're the kind of person who'd rather laugh at furry babies, here is a cute animal video for you: Cute puppy whistle
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