Welcome to DSC Original Content’s weekly podcast, where we explain a weird, tricky or surprising subject in mere minutes. In this edition, discover why you smell your hand after shaking hands (even if you don’t know you’re doing it); find out what we used to do before...
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...
The human body: An inspiring biological work of art? Or a meaty sack of germs and fluids? Either way, there’s still a lot we don’t know about what goes on in there — and that scientists are constantly attempting to figure out. Here are the most interesting things we’ve...
Welcome to DSC Original Content’s weekly podcast, where we explain a weird, tricky or surprising subject in mere minutes. In this edition, discover why the pain from a hot chili is all in your mind; find out what it is that makes this pain enjoyable; and learn...
Just like the scorpion-embroidered satin jacket worn by Ryan Gosling in Drive, some fashion choices are better left to Ryan Gosling and Ryan Gosling only. Another example from the same movie: driving gloves, which Gosling slips on any time he’s about to take to the mean streets...
In a boring, homogeneous world, guys everywhere would have the same hair, the same body, the same penis. And every woman would have the same shape, and their vaginas would be the same size and color. On the one hand, it’d be pretty utilitarian to know exactly...
Welcome to DSC Original Content’s weekly podcast, where we explain a weird, tricky or surprising subject in mere minutes. In this edition, discover which surprising color was missing from the ancient world; find out why bees see the world under a blacklight; and learn about the mysterious...
If there’s one thing humans can’t help but do, it’s pee in the ocean: According to a recent survey by Procter & Gamble (which makes a popular brand of toilet paper), 62 percent of people admit to it. The rest, we can only assume, are liars. While this...
Women often complain that a pricey downside of applying foundation is that much of it is wasted on a sponge. Beauty vlogger Laila Tahri recently found internet fame proposing a hack for this conundrum: wrapping the Beauty Blender — a small egg-shaped sponge — in a non-absorbent condom first and then...
Welcome to DSC Original Content’s biweekly podcast, where we explain a weird, tricky or surprising subject in mere minutes. In this edition, discover the jerk of a brain chemical that’s responsible for making you want both booze and junk food; find out what’s really making you throw...
Welcome to DSC Original Content’s biweekly podcast, where we explain a weird, tricky or surprising subject in mere minutes. In this edition, discover why our descendants might have to move to Pluto; find out exactly how long we have until the universe winds itself down; and learn...
Welcome to DSC Original Content’s biweekly podcast, where we explain a weird, tricky or surprising subject in mere minutes. In this edition, discover what the heck armpit hair is for; find out why women don’t have hairy chests; and learn why manscaping has caused a recent rise...
