Mushrooms are weird as hell. Some grow in caves, some can kill you and others can make you enter a time warp that bends reality and helps you make friends with talking bear-men (s’up, Grar-R’owth, be seeing you later). Overall, edible mushrooms are super freaking healthy, but...
Conventional wisdom — and that weird librarian from middle school — say reading books is the best way to become smarter. But new research shows that pumping iron can also bring about significant cognitive gains, and the more you exercise, the smarter you become. While neurologists are...
Phones and computers are the ultimate companions: They connect us with our friends and family; they provide endless streams of entertainment; they supply… well, you know, when you’re feeling a little lonely. But despite their limitless devotion to our every need and want, we treat them like...
Are you one of those guys who wants to look stylish but finds it doesn’t come all that naturally? Sick of condescending fashion articles telling you why you need to buy $200 T-shirts? Just want to know how to look, well, good? We feel you. Welcome to...
For many of us, lunch is followed by a single thought: Is there a way I can take nap breaks at work? But what exactly is it about our midday meal that sends us straight to dreamland? Liz Weinandy, resident dietitian at The Ohio State University Wexner...
Hardbody? Heck yes! Calluses that inevitably result from lifting weights in an attempt to become said hardbody? That’s a nope. But alas, hard pads of skin and lifting weights tend to go hand in callused hand, with calluses most often appearing at the base of the fingers....
When it comes to weight gain, few foods have been as overwhelmingly demonized — predominantly by low-carb fanatics — as pasta. But apparently, the hate is unwarranted: Researchers recently performed a systematic review of 30 control trials, where almost 2,500 people ate 3.3 servings of pasta (one...
We’ve written before about how the average toothbrush is believed to be harboring more than 10 million bacteria, including particularly nasty stuff like Staph and E. coli. This is partly due to the number of bacteria that live in your mouth — anywhere between 100 to 200...
The bathroom is, when you think about it, a vile place: Since flushing the toilet launches aerosolized toilet funk into the air, virtually everything you touch could be coated with a fine mist of invisible poo particles. For that reason, washing your hands after peeing is an...
Everyone has a body part that seemingly collects every calorie they’ve ever eaten, ever. For men, it’s usually their gut, while for women, it tends to be their hips and thighs. But is there any rhyme or reason behind why our fat goes where it goes? Liz...
Are you one of those guys who wants to look stylish but finds it doesn’t come all that naturally? We feel you. Don’t fret: With some advice from menswear blogger Jessica Chance, we’re all going to learn how to dress a little better. In this edition, we’ll...
Some of us are cursed with Sasquatch hands (SFW, but alarming). It’s a real problem, since hands are usually one of the first things people notice about you — something Reddit user LaheyBobandy found out the hard way: “A couple of days ago I was driving, and...