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As children do we learn to be tickleish? why is it that my armpits are tickleish but my mothers isn't?

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No one knows: Researchers seem to be too busy studying cancer and heart disease. Although philosophers have had theories about tickling, there is no scientific research that i know of

Dr Selinger agreed

Answered 5/18/2014

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