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# TWIL #140 - Why people are ticklish
- URL: https://www.mattrutherford.co.uk/twil-140-why-people-are-ticklish/
- Published: 2026-10-03T11:38:10.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-03T11:38:09.000Z
- Author: Matt
- Tags: TWIL

Every week, I share something I learned in the previous seven days. I usually find these while I'm putting my weekly newsletter together but somehow, they don't quite fit! 

This week I learned why people are ticklish, and how ticklishness is the same across cultures. 

[The experience of tickling and ticklishness is the same across cultures: new researchMore than 98% of people have been tickled. But scientists still don’t understand why we do it.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/c2/2e/c22ecd6b-9412-4701-b914-97051141e207/content/images/icon/web-app-logo-192x192-2d05bdd6de6328146de80245d4685946-617a7870-e0db-4c5e-82d7-727ce98cd16e.png)The ConversationAnina Rich![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/c2/2e/c22ecd6b-9412-4701-b914-97051141e207/content/images/thumbnail/file-20260812-60-p7re1r-a5519634-1d37-49bc-b1d9-e7dc3debcea0.jpg)](https://theconversation.com/the-experience-of-tickling-and-ticklishness-is-the-same-across-cultures-new-research-289505?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk)

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