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TIL of laugh-induced syncope, a rare form of fainting caused by an exaggerated vasovagal response to intense laughter. Nicknamed "Seinfeld syncope" after a 62-year-old patient who had multiple episodes of syncope while laughing and watching Seinfeld on television

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