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Akansha Subil

Your Brain Can’t Tell Joy From Grief: 10 Reasons For Happy Tears

Happy crying catches us off guard every time. You finally land the job, watch your best friend say "I do," or open a birthday card from someone you love, and there it is: tears.

Not the sad kind. The kind that sneak up on you during the happiest moments of your life.

We tend to brush it off as being "emotional," but science tells a much more interesting story.

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