When you gotta’ go, you gotta’ go—even if that means squatting in a heavily-used public restroom. During moments like these, some turn to toilet seat covers as a last-ditch effort to protect their behinds from legions of strangers’ germs. But is that thin toilet-seat-shaped sheet of paper...
The World Health Organization (WHO) has released a five-year plan to help countries phase out industrially-produced trans fats from the global food supply, in an attempt to improve public health, and like, save our lives. Their mission is honorable, indeed: They estimate that trans fats are responsible...
I’m shook. I just discovered I might have been drinking feces the past few years, and my world has never felt like more of a lie. For pretty much my entire adulthood, I’ve operated under the belief that you almost never need to clean a water glass....
Getting blitzed in the middle of the day, unless you meant to, can be far more unpleasant than getting accidentally hammered at night. This is because day drinking (usually) requires maintaining at least the appearance of real-world competence while you continue to challenge that competence with a...
Hamburgers, hot dogs—heck, even pork butt. You name the meat and, like magic, a grill set to the perfect temperature will transform it into a mouth-watering hunk of deliciousness. But what’s actually happening to that meat when it hits high heat to make it so tasty? Let’s...
For politicians, rolling up their sleeves is a way of signifying they’re a relatable, hardworking Average Joe. For magicians, it’s to show there are no rabbits tucked therein. For everyone else — including magicians and politicians, presumably — it’s all about trying to stay cool (and maybe also to look hot)....
You go to the beach happy. You soak up some sun. You jump in the water. You have a couple of drinks. It’s maybe the least effort you can put into anything ever. But by the time you get home, you feel as though you’ve spent the...
Chances are, amid the furious chomping of your third or fourth hotdog this past holiday weekend, you stopped to consider just how bad those offal-balloons were for your intestines. Because didn’t you hear that red meat — especially encased meat — gets lodged in your colon for years and years? Isn’t...
Any dermatologist will tell you that wearing a T-shirt in the pool (or on the beach) is a good decision for the long-term health of your skin. This one, for example: “I highly recommend wearing sun shirts, rash guards or other forms of sun-protective clothing,” says dermatologist...
You need water to live. And if you’re hung over, you also need it to drown the demons that are assaulting your brain with spiky noisemakers. It’s the latter occasion on which you’re most likely to stand naked in front of your fridge, chugging water like a...
You’ve shoveled all sorts of stuff into your mouth over the years, but why—of all consistencies and chemicals—do ice cold drinks hurt your teeth the most? We spoke to Dr. Matt Messina of the American Dental Association to find out. Why Teeth Are Sensitive to Cold First...
Got stuck? No problem. Here are the answers to this month’s puzzles: ROMPECABEZA UNO: Rein; Rain; Rail; Bail; Ball; Bell; Belt; Felt; Feet. ROMPECABEZA DOS: P=3, Q=9, R=7, S=1, T=5, U=8, V=4, W=6, X=2
