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TIL the chills you get when listening to music are caused by the release of dopamine in your body.

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PanJ TIL that being tickled evolutionarily teaches us how to defend the most venerable areas of our bodies (e.g. armpits, neck…) from a young age, and we laugh when tickled to encourage others to tickle us; therefore promoting the learning of this defense.