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Swearing Provides Pain Relief, Say Scientists

“Scientific American reports that although cursing is notoriously decried in the public debate, scientists have discovered that swearing may serve an important function in relieving pain. ‘Swearing is such a common response to pain that there has to be an underlying reason why we do it,’ says Richard Stephens of Keele University in England

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Swearing Provides Pain Relief, Say Scientists