Why do people always yawn when they someone else yawns first?


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The yawn reflex is often described as contagious: if one person yawns, this will cause another person to "sympathetically" yawn.[2] The reasons for this are unclear; however, recent research suggests that yawning might be a herd instinct.[3] Other theories suggest that the yawn serves to synchronize mood behavior among gregarious animals, similar to the howling of the wolf pack during a full moon. It signals tiredness to other members of the group in order to synchronize sleeping patterns and periods of activity. It can serve as a warning in displaying large, canine teeth. This phenomenon has been observed among various primates. The threat gesture is a way of maintaining order in the primates' social structure. The contagion of yawning is interspecific (i.e., try yawning in front of your dog). Yawning in public is generally regarded as impolite in the West, but came into fashion in polite French society for a brief period in the late 18th century. Oddly, sometimes sympathetic yawning may be caused by simply looking at a picture of a person or animal yawning, or even seeing the word "yawn".

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because yawning is contagious

It's contagious. When we see that someone's brain isn't getting enough oxygen, our own brian thinks it might be a good idea. Because it is contagious.LOL


Copy cats


I have no idea, it's contagious for some reason.
Just reading this question made me yawn.

because no one is original. Once one person does something, more are sure to follow. No one has any good ideas, and if they do, they'll be stolen soon. God is dead, and before that he hated us.




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