On a recent episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm, as Larry David neared the end of a therapy session, he turned his attention to just how uncomfortable the chair was that the therapist had chosen for his patients. As I do embarrassingly often when watching Curb, I found...
To grunt, or not to grunt? That’s the question new gym-goers might be asking themselves when preparing to lift a heavy weight. And according to recent studies, perhaps they should: It turns out, grunting may actually improve one’s ability to go the extra mile. The first and...
South Korea is a hard-drinking country. On average, each member of its population drinks 12.3 liters (3.25 gallons) of alcohol per year — a fact that led to more than $8 billion in lost production, hospitalizations and early deaths in 2013 — and 13.7 shots of liquor per week. To put...
Sure, you care about the environment, but, hey, you’re just one guy, so, what can you do? You can’t afford a clean air vehicle, so you’re sticking with burning up those dinosaur bones to get around. You’d like to volunteer your time to scrub oil off of...
Tax season is here, and that means nearly 80 percent of taxpayers will be getting refunds. That’s a lot of checks! Which got us to wondering, considering the nightmarish complexities of just doing your own tax returns, how does the U.S. government handle all of this? Let’s...
Got stuck? No problem. Here are the answers to this month’s puzzles: ROMPECABEZA UNO: Dodge; Ruder; Itchy; Ninja; Koala Mystery Keyword: Drink ROMPECABEZA DOS:
Names like Brad and Chad may, rightly or wrongly, be synonymous with “douchebag.” But according to a new study, those guys earn more money — and it has nothing to do with their douche chills. According to a study from German job portal site Adzuna, men with one syllable...
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 we’re still a loooong way from getting a meal-replacement pill; find out why body fat might not be an issue one day; and...
Are you a man? Do you often dream of traveling to far off places, like outer space? Do you dream about having sex? Because according to a new study from Mattress Advisor, these are the things your subconscious is most commonly conjuring up when you’re sleeping. The...
Welcome to DSC Original Content’s weekly podcast, where we explain a weird, tricky or surprising subject in mere minutes. In this edition, learn what’s responsible for making your ears pop; find out the real reason you get sick when you fly (it’s not the recycled air!); and...
Got stuck? No problem. Here are the answers to this month’s puzzles: ROMPECABEZA UNO: Wind; Hind; Hand; Hard; Hare; Here; Herd; Held; Geld. ROMPECABEZA DOS: M=6, N=3, 0=1, P=7, Q=5, R=9, S=2, T=4, U=8
If there’s one thing science has taught us, it’s that scientists love doing stuff with fruit flies. Want to study personal space boundaries? Get some fruit flies. Want to study how animals choose between sleep or sex? Get some fruit flies. Want to figure out how to...
