Welcome to DSC Original Content’s weekly podcast, where we explain a weird, tricky or surprising subject in mere minutes. In this edition, learn why people used to wash themselves with mutton fat; find out why syphilis helped end centuries of regular bathing in the 1500s; and discover...
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.
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...
Welcome to DSC Original Content’s weekly podcast, where we explain a weird, tricky or surprising subject in mere minutes. In this edition, learn why the heck your body smells in the first place; find out what your groin has in common with your armpits (besides curly hair);...
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...
If we’re being completely honest, it’s not exactly uncommon for a man who’s been soaking in a warm tub for a while to end up playing with, well, something more than his rubber ducky. But a recent survey we conducted, asking men what they like to do...
Humans have gone to some pretty drastic lengths to look good through the centuries, including slicking their hair back with bear fat and replacing their eyebrows with strips of rodent fur. Even those folk might think twice about the beauty regimens practiced by 17th century Japanese geishas,...
If there’s anything we Americans are obsessed with, it’s hygiene. In fact, the average American showers every day and some even shower twice a day, according to a recent poll. Dermatologists have long held that showering every day essentially wrecks our skin, but what’s more important: Silky...
As you’d expect, a lot of dudes use nail clippers to trim their nails—86%* of them in fact. But there are also a lot of men out there who are either feeling way too stressed, or just unable to break out of bad childhood habits, with 23%...
Step aside, Aquaman: According to a recent survey we conducted, four percent of men spend 15 minutes or more in their daily shower. Now, granted, 4% is not a lot. Even so, we had to pause a moment and wonder how anyone finds the time to spend...
We’ve debated before about whether or not giving your feet a good scrub while showering is required, but this is the first time we’ve actually reached out to you guys to find out who’s skipping this step. Turns out, 28% of you don’t consider it necessary to...
Sorry, dentists: Only a little over a third of the men we surveyed are diligent enough to floss daily, it turns out. Nearly half are split between “a few times a week” and “rarely,” while a handful admit to doing some last-minute flossing right before a dental...
