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Starting from our earliest years and onward, family members and friends tickle our feet. There are many theories about why our feet are so ticklish — but tickling in general remains a somewhat ...

Everyone wants to live a stress-free life, but everyday life is stressful. The 'tickling insole' developed by a New Zealand research team is strange at first glance, but it is a device that ...

Whether it makes you laugh, smile or squirm, tickling is something that even the most serious people succumb to. Now, research has revealed that when it comes to tickling of the feet, women are more ...