Trivia: It Takes Fewer Muscles to Frown than to Smile

Posted by Alex in Daily Trivia on October 19, 2007 at 5:19 pm


What you know is wrong: it actually takes fewer muscles to frown than to smile.

It takes 12 muscles to smile and 11 muscles to frown. Source: The Straight Dope.


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2 comments to "Trivia: It Takes Fewer Muscles to Frown than to Smile"

  1. Ari
    October 20th, 2007 at 5:23 am

    ...but only 4 muscles to b*tchslap the guy who made your day crap

  2. L
    October 21st, 2007 at 2:24 am

    What constitutes a frown or a smile? Are they talking genuine facial expressions with the eyes and forehead and everything involved? Because if that's the case, I would still think it takes more muscles to frown.


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