Read My Lips Everyone’s lip mark is totally unique, just like our fingerprints, and thanks to millions of nerve endings, they’re at least 100 times more sensitive than our fingertips. They have no sweat glands—which is why they dry so fast—and no protective tissue either, which makes...
There’s a good reason why you should wash your hands after urination. And no, it doesn’t matter if you have the cleanest, straightest, most precise pee aim known to man. “The rationale is that when toileting, it’s possible to have faecal material and faecal bacteria get onto...
The male orgasm is, to use the most clichéd metaphor in the book, a rollercoaster ride. Not because it involves a thrilling series of ups and downs, but because once it’s done, you can’t just stay in your seat for another go — you have to head to the...
Tattoos are extremely polarising: Some people (like—full disclosure—me) can’t get enough of them, while others still believe tattooing is a “demonic craft” (no, really). Whatever your opinion, research arguing that tattoos interfere with the way we sweat—which could have negative repercussions for health—may embolden the haters and...
According to recent research by Australian scientists, we all have a second brain deep in our bums—and it’s surprisingly clever. It’s not a literal brain, mind you: As per Live Science’s report on the study, it’s “more of an autonomous matrix of millions of neurons that can,...
Gum can stick to many surfaces—the bottom of your shoes, the underside of your desk and the locks of your flowing body hair (in even the most private of areas). But your digestive tract isn’t one of them. Some of the hygiene tips passed around the handball...
The Gut-Brain Connection Having a “gut-wrenching experience” or “feeling butterflies in your stomach” when you see the person you fancy is not as metaphorical as we may think: Anxiety, sadness and anger are all linked to stomach problems, since our gastrointestinal tract is sensitive to emotion and...
From the outside, every set of testicles is unique, like a shrivelled up snowflake. Some mens’ left teste hangs lower than their right (being unsymmetrical means they take up less space); right testicles are usually larger and hang higher (UrbanDictionary defines left testicle as “the testicle no...
There is but one universal sound of urinary relief: The pee moan. The pee moan is the sort of unearned bodily relief generally reserved for the heavily constipated. It’s mediative; it’s poetic; it’s a sun-dappled Japanese garden with a stream tinkling through it. And the wonderful thing is,...
I like to think I eat pretty well: My girlfriend and I typically cook our own meals, which usually include a decent amount of fruits and vegetables. Because I don’t eat too much crap, I’m on the lean side—I would probably even qualify as skinny. However, when...
From a young age, we’re taught to chew before we swallow. This, of course, is primarily to prevent our young selves from choking on large chunks of unmasticated food. To this day, though, articles around the web spout the importance of chewing your food at least 20...
They’re the man hub Your testicles are essentially the control centre for how your reproductive system grows, hurriedly crafting androgens that determine all the major blokey things, like when your voice breaks and your beard sprouts. They run the bloke factory The most important form of androgen...