Everyone accidentally bites their own tongue from time to time, which is totally ridiculous when you think about it. In terms of your body’s awareness of itself and the space it takes up, it’s like accidentally punching yourself in the head (which, if I’m being honest, has...
On July 20, 1969, astronaut Neil Armstrong became the first person to walk on the Moon. “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind,” he famously proclaimed, as more than half a billion people watched on television. For many, their minds were full of...
Waxing hurts: Anyone who’s seen The 40-Year-Old-Virgin knows that. But some body parts are notably more painful to have waxed than others, so to help better understand what kind of pain you might be in for, I asked Melanie Mari, owner and licensed esthetician at Bare Skin...
You might expect that some men would feel emasculated after being proposed to by their girlfriends, since men are historically—and yes, currently—the ones who usually do the proposing. According to CBS, only five percent of people who are currently married say that the woman was the one...
Not that long ago, a large beer manufacturer rocketed barley seeds to the International Space Station to better understand how the grain germinates in microgravity. Why? Because eventually, they want to brew beer on Mars (duh). “We are inspired by the collective American Dream to get to Mars,” said their vice...
Most of us regard cooking oil as nothing more than a means to a non-sticking end. But (and this is a big, prepare-to-gag kind of but) the average American consumes a whopping 36 pounds of cooking oils per year—more than three times as much as in the...
Frequent shavers—especially those who share a bathroom with other frequent shavers—are no strangers to clogged pipes and slow-draining sinks. That daily barrage of thick whiskers and sticky lather might block even the widest pipes given enough time, but you don’t have to keep your plumber on speed...
In 1934, Wisconsin hosiery company executive and designer Arthur Kneibler received a postcard that depicted a Frenchman wearing a bikini-style bathing suit. The image inspired Kneibler to design the first-ever pair of tighty-whities: Snug, legless underwear featuring an overlapping Y-front fly. This new design was welcomed by...
We’ve taught you how to trim your neckline, but knowing how to trim your cheek line is equally as important—especially if your beard resembles the wolf man’s. Below, you’ll find a quick-and-easy guide for getting your cheek line just right, as provided by Travis Fields, Dollar Shave...
Here’s a fact that might make you wonder why Willy Wonka isn’t president: Americans consume 2.8 billion pounds of chocolate each year, or approximately 12 pounds per person (about 1,200 Hershey Kisses). Most people would agree that eating this much chocolate is terrible for us: Commercial chocolates...
Anyone who owns a shower curtain knows one thing for sure: It’s going to engulf them as soon as they turn the water on. This strange phenomenon is called the shower-curtain effect, and while there’s no conclusive explanation for why running water causes shower curtains to billow...
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 LA-based stylist Rayne Parvis, we’re all going to learn how to dress a little better. In this edition, we’re...