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World Service,31 Jan 2014,17 mins

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Why do we touch each other? And how do different cultures view physical contact in everyday life? Mike Williams explores our least-studied sense and meets a woman who gets her fill of human contact by cuddling people she has just met. (Image: A mother and daughter hold hands. Credit: Getty Images)

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