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Need a good laugh? You’re in luck. Monday, April 14, is International Moment of Laughter Day, a non-denominational holiday dreamed up by writer, professional speaker and “humor consultant” Izzy Gesell. (One way to make yourself really laugh, according to Gesell: Get naked, and look in the mirror. Thanks a lot, Izzy.) To mark the occasion, LIFE.com features this lovely picture of the one and only Charlie Chaplin utterly convulsed on the set of his 1952 career coda, Limelight.

It's something fans have found strikingly odd and it often comes up in conversation along with fan curiosity over King Ezekiel's last name. While recently speaking with showrunner Angela Kang, INSIDER asked her about the popular fan question and whether or not we'll ever learn Michonne's last name. "I don't want to speak about the name right now because I'm reserving the right to get into that,"said Kang, hinting that we may eventually learn Michonne's last name on the zombie drama.

Let's clear the air and educate you about some facts you might not know about herpes, but absolutely should: 1. There are two main types of herpes Most people associate herpes with cold sores, but there are two main types: ADVERTISEMENT Herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1): This is the most common type and typically causes cold sores around the mouth. Herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2): This type is usually responsible for genital herpes, causing outbreaks with blisters or sores on the genitals and buttocks.

Magisterium by Holly Black & Cassandra Clare This book has gotten a bit of a scolding for being “too similar” to Harry Potter. However, The story revolves around three new friends as they learn how to use magic and how to fight against their ultimate enemy. The Wardstone Chronicles by Joseph Delaney ADVERTISEMENT This series is brilliant! It’s scary, exciting, epic and is even being turned into a movie!

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Getty Images Parents of teens beware: It may not be a good thing if you always gain the upper hand in arguments with your son or daughter. New research shows that adolescents who quickly backed down during an argument with their mother had a harder time resisting peer pressure to use drugs and alcohol than teens who were able to calmly, persuasively, and persistently argue their point with Mom. Although the findings don’t mean parents should let their kids win arguments, they do underscore that parent-child relationships are an important training ground for how children will handle peer relationships as they grow up, says Joanna Marie Chango, a study coauthor and a graduate student in clinical psychology at the University of Virginia, in Charlottesville.

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The Erawan Shrine, nestled between giant malls in downtown Bangkok, is normally a riot of incense, garlands, tourists and Buddhist worshipers who come to pray to a Hindu deity. On the evening of Aug. 17, at the height of rush hour, the shrine area was shaken by an explosion that killed at least 20 people and injured 140 more, according to police and local media, who reported that foreigners were among the fatalities.

From “girl dinner” to “bed rotting," it can sometimes feel tough to understand the ever expanding lexicon used to describe modern life. To keep up with the times, Dictionary.com added or updated more than 1,700 words on Tuesday. The new words reflect many of the trends that have emerged recently, including “barbiecore,” the all-pink aesthetic that blew up following the release of the Barbie movie last summer. The new entries also reflect many of the anxieties unique to our time— “climate breakdown” and “global boiling,” for example, address the severity of climate change and its impact on public health.