SSS 2012-04-30

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CNN 2009-05-17

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SSS 2010-08-10

Thats what it might sound like if I had a tongue stud, hitting my teeth. Maybe youve seen people with studs in their tongue clicking it up against their front teeth, a move known as playing. But it turns out that the habit may destroy some smiles. Un

NPR 2009-05-15

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