Published: Wednesday, 1st July, 2009 12:44pm

Twenty Reasons To Smile

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New research reveals the top twenty things most likely to make us smile.

The old adage – money can"t buy happiness, appears to be untrue as the research show that finding a ten pound note in an old pair of jeans is the moment most likely to make us smile. This is followed by hearing a baby giggle and seeing an old friend.

The findings also prove that reminiscing bring back happy memories, with almost half of respondents revealing that looking back at old photographs, hearing songs that remind them of the past and even fitting into a pair of jeans that used to be too small makes them smile.

As Britain"s obsession with weather never seems to dwindle, it is clear that good weather also raises a smile, with sitting in the sun, booking a holiday, landing at the holiday airport and swimming in the sea also popular choices.

What makes us smile?

1. Finding a ten pound note in an old pair of jeans

2. Hearing a baby giggle

3. Seeing an old friend

4. Looking back at old photographs

5. Sitting in the sun

6. Hearing a song that reminds you of your past

7. Winning ten pounds on the lottery

8. Finding a bargain in the sales

9. Waking up on a Saturday and realising it is the weekend

10. Fitting into a pair of jeans that used to be too small

11. Seeing an old couple holding hands

12. Booking a holiday

13. Bumping into someone you haven"t seen for ages

14. Finding out someone likes you

15. Landing at the holiday airport

16. Someone offering an elderly person their seat on a bus or train

17. Watching other people fall over

18. Bank holidays

19. The smell of a Sunday Roast

20. Swimming in the sea

Smile, the internet bank from The Co-operative Bank complied the list.