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TIL Stanford psychologists find that jokes help us cope with horrifying images

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XEOKE TIL Only 19 countries are considered "full democracies" including Uruguay and Mauritius. Countries like France, Italy and the USA are considered "Flawed Democracies"
l7eVr TIL that the king of Korea, Ramanuj Pratap Singh Deo, is believed to have killed more than 1,700 tigers.
e4M4 TIL 40,000 Vikings with 700 ships besieged Paris in 885 AD but could not take it and gave up, thanks to the defensive efforts of King Charles the Fat and his Warrior Bishop
7gob TIL that the United States Pentagon is protected by a civilian force instead of a military force
XEPGX TIL that when Allen Iverson was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2016, he became the first (and still only) former Grizzlies player to be inducted, a distinction he earned despite playing only three games for Memphis in 2009