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May 2023
48m 54s

The Very Excellent Reasons We Have a 7-D...

Mike Carruthers | OmniCast Media
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As you know, you can’t tickle yourself. But if you are ticklish, anyone else can tickle you. So why is that? Even if you know someone is about to tickle you, it still tickles. Listen as this episode begins with an explanation of how tickling works. http://www.livescience.com/3882-tickle.html Our culture – in fact the whole world lives on schedule of a 7-day ... Show More
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