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Research shows a happiness "U-shape"—i.e., declining to mid-40s, then rising—in the following countries:

- English-speaking and non-English speaking
- those with high and low life expectancy
- those with high wages and low wages
- in Europe, Asia, the Americas, and Africa
All research papers should end with this amount of touchdown-spiking in the Conclusions section.

"I told you I would do it. I told you ALL. You laughed. You said, pshh that's dumb. So, what'd I do? Oh nothing but prove 👏that 👏shit 👏 and then prove it again. No myth!"
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