Prepare to have your world turned upside down: For the longest time, scientists believed our appendages wrinkled underwater because of osmosis, but this may not be the case after all. The old theory was that water washed away the layer of sebum that coats the skin, before...
Ah yes, the male morning conundrum: You desperately need to pee, but your morning wood makes it impossible. There’s legitimate science as to why. “It’s difficult to urinate with an erection because the chambers within the penis that engorge with blood during an erection — the corpora cavernosa and...
Remember the good old days — aka, your teens — when you could go to bed at midnight and sleep until three in the afternoon? Now, remember the last time you went to sleep at 4 a.m. and still woke up three frickin’ hours later? Needless to say, sleep in adulthood blows....
When you’re young and first starting to party, drinking and throwing up seem to go hand-in-hand. So you receive a classic tip from a buddy or parent — one you quickly disregard — that beer before liquor will make you sicker. But is knocking back a Bud before you do shots...
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...
Our most recent Dollar Shave Club Debate asked the question: Should your partner leave you alone when you’re in the bathroom, or is sharing that space just a given? One DSC employee summed up the general consensus well: “Pooping is an alone time activity.” A recent survey we...
Last month, we ran an article calling out ten common health and grooming life hacks that are total BS. But there are some home remedies that have an actual basis in science: Below, you’ll find five common ailments that, according to recent research, you may be able...
When we published our guide to treating every minor bathroom injury recently, we asked you to share your weirdest bathroom injuries—and boy, did you make us realize just how dangerous the bathroom (and everything in it) can be. Below are ten of your most embarrassing bathroom horror...
PSA: All quality condoms have an expiration date printed on both the box and the foil packaging. This, of course, is a fruitless effort by condom manufacturers, since most people using them are either distracted by the naked person who wants to have sex with them; fumbling...
More and more couples are being married by recently ordained friends or family. A recent study claims the Universal Life Church — an organization that offers “free and legal” ordinations — has ordained more than 20 million people since 1962 (including our editor-in-chief). Data from two popular nuptial websites backs this...
Bad news for compulsive plate-clearers: The average size of many of our meals — whether from fast-food chains, sit-down restaurants or even the grocery store — has increased by as much as 138 percent since the 1970s, according to data from the American Journal of Public Health, the Journal of Nutrition...
We can all expect to resemble raisins someday—it’s unfortunately just a natural part of human aging. What’s happening to our skin that causes it to wrinkle, though? And is there really anything we can do to slow that process? Dermatologist Shari Lipner gave us the lowdown. “Wrinkles...