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Is Yawning Really Contagious? As I began reading the articles about yawning, I was fascinated by all of the different theories that were suggested. So, I set out for a terrific journey for a few days. I read over articles that explained several theories of the mysterious yawn. Some thought that it was due to lack of oxygen, some thought it was just plain boredom, and some say it is due to an evolutionary theory of showing our teeth. Discovering more about these theories still didn’t explain why we automatically yawn as soon as you see or even hear someone else yawn. So I thought, “Wow, I think I will try my own little experiment!” Since no one really has a true understanding of why we “spontaneously break into yawns when they see another person yawning”, this was a perfect way for me to investigate further into the great unknown. I was truly on a mission to seek out the truth. I began yawning everywhere I could and every one was different than the last. Some were fake yawns, some were real. Most of them were really long ones that seemed to last forever. You know, the kinds that make you stretch so hard that you pull your stomach muscles.
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