Maybe there is a tickle monster living underground or on a planet called Ticklelandia. And the people come to Earth and while we’re sleeping, they get in our mouths and live in our bodies. That’s why ...

A team of scientists set out to answer the all-important question: why does tickling make us laugh? And they used rats to help them in their quest. (@angelikakade) has the story. A team of scientists ...

My 8-year-old son recently told me he didn’t want to go to his cousins’ house. They are 11 and 12. He said they tickle-tortured him. They told him to lie down to do a trick, then one lifted up his ...

If you laugh until you cry when someone touches a sensitive area on your body, you’re ticklish. Some people are so ticklish they laugh or cringe at the slightest touch or at the anticipation of being ...

Understanding the Phenomenon of Tickling Tickling is an intriguing sensation that operates beyond our control. It’s ...

Tickling is a very strange sensation because it doesn't depend on your will. That's right, you don't decide whether or not to ...

Don’t try this at home, but tickling a gorilla, orangutan, bonobo or chimp can inspire bursts of grunting sounds. Yes, that’s laughter, says Marina Davila Ross of the University of Portsmouth in ...

Tell a silly joke, sneeze at a rather inopportune moment, remember something that embarrassed a good friend, forget which suit is trump in the card game you’re playing…there are a thousand and one ...