The odd psychological reason you want to aggressively squish cute cats and dogs
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“Researchers have identified a scientific explanation for the common urge to squeeze or pinch cute animals, a phenomenon known as 'cute aggression'.”
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The pursuit of scientific understanding leads researchers down some truly unexpected paths. The moderate weirdness score suggests this is unusual but not completely unprecedented.
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