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Tickling Trick

  • Published14 Jan 2021
  • Author Lynnie Fein-Schaffer
  • Source BrainFacts/SfN
Boy being tickled
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Can you tickle yourself? Go ahead and give it a try. Did it work? Probably not! Watch this video below to find out why tickling only works when done by someone else.

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