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Anderson Cooper breaks down on air

During a taping of CNN’s Anderson Cooper 360, journalist Anderson Cooper couldn’t stop himself from giggling while covering a story about Dyngus Day, a Polish-American tradition celebrated the day after Lent. The pre-recorded segments of the story explained, “Buffalo is the Dyngus Day capital of the world.” The festivities include, “Boys sprinkling girls that they fancy with water and the girls striking back with a tap from a pussy willow branch.” This sent the usually poised journalist into a fit of giggles. He got up and walked away from his seat, but returned and burst into more laughs, adding, “It’s really so stupid.” After a full minute of giggling, he continued, saying in a choked voice, “Gotta let it out.” Check the video below at about the 1:40 mark to witness his hilarious reaction. This isn’t the first time Cooper laughed on-air. Last year, he was forced into another giggling fit while reporting on a French actor going “oui-oui” in his airplane seat. ~Renita Naraine