Contagious yawning was thought to be an evolutionary indication of our empathy towards each other. Hell, even dogs share our contagious yawning. Unfortunately, recent studies have found too many things offsetting it, such as contagious yawning decreasing as we age and not having anything to do with how tired someone is.
I just wanted you to know where your tax dollars are going and since it's outside of scientific explanation, well, it fits in the category of the paranormal.
A haunted pig.