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Welcome to DSC Original Content’s biweekly podcast, where we explain a weird, tricky or surprising subject in mere minutes. In this edition, discover the jerk of a brain chemical that’s responsible for making you want both booze and junk food; find out what’s really making you throw...
Nobody is denying that there are many, many good reasons to change your bedsheets on a regular basis. For example: The average person leaks around 100 liters of sweat in their sleep each year, according to one British study. The same study also found that most pillows...
It’s just a fact of life for many of us that it’s more difficult to pee when you’re flanked by two tall men at the urinal. Paruresis, or shy bladder syndrome, is a very common type of social phobia, ranking second only to the fear of public...
For as long as sofas have been big enough to sleep on (late 1600s, France) it’s safe to assume somebody in a relationship was sent there to tough it out after a fight. Cut to today, and a recent survey of nearly 3,000 British people found that...
May 30, 2017
Potty Talk is a one-panel comic about the funny thoughts, observations and fears men have in the bathroom. This week’s is from illustrator Burton Durand. Check out his Instagram here.
May 29, 2017
Welcome to DSC Original Content’s biweekly podcast, where we explain a weird, tricky or surprising subject in mere minutes. In this edition, discover why our descendants might have to move to Pluto; find out exactly how long we have until the universe winds itself down; and learn...
One of the weirder features of being a guy is our preferred method of letting other guys know we value them, trust them and enjoy hanging out with them: By being spectacularly, unforgivably rude toward them in public. An unfortunate side effect of this bizarre ball-busting bonding...
May 26, 2017
When Emily Post’s family teaches children about etiquette, the expression they use is “a day at the beach.” “We talk about a family having a picnic at the beach, and some kids are there playing a game of soccer,” explains Daniel Post Senning, Emily Post’s great-great grandson...
May 25, 2017
Welcome to DSC Original Content’s biweekly podcast, where we explain a weird, tricky or surprising subject in mere minutes. In this edition, discover what the heck armpit hair is for; find out why women don’t have hairy chests; and learn why manscaping has caused a recent rise...
May 24, 2017
Last month, we curated a playlist to celebrate moms and all the hard work they put in to raise us right. But it takes two to tango, as they say, and with Father’s Day coming up, we thought: hey, dads rock, too. So pops, this one’s just...
May 23, 2017
Potty Talk is a one-panel comic about the funny thoughts, observations and fears men have in the bathroom. This week’s is from illustrator Burton Durand. Check out his Instagram here.
May 22, 2017
Welcome to DSC Original Content’s biweekly podcast, where we explain a weird, tricky or surprising subject in mere minutes. In this edition, discover whether cockroaches would really survive a nuclear apocalypse; find out why you’ll never see a human-sized insect; and learn the horrifyingly large number of...