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TIL narcissists are more likely to be happier then regular people

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GY7oG TIL that laughing while being tickled is actually a defensive mechanism because our bodies anticipate pain and automatically try to show submission to an aggressor.
Xv8r TIL that in order to raise funds, London’s Bedlam Lunatic Asylum allowed, for a penny, public visitors to “stare” at the patients.
vPj18 TIL that the term "Plasma" was used in biology before the state of matter was discovered
QgAp TIL in 1992, a mentally retarded man was executed, after having saved the dessert from his last meal for later.
5YdDn TIL Augustus was never formally declared emperor. He simply ran for election in every branch of government between 32BC-13BC, winning every election. He was simultaneously Consul, Proconsul, Senator, High Priest, Tribune, etc...