Bagpipes Can Kill You Bagpipes have consistently proved themselves to be less a musical instrument than a novelty torture device, and now, to add to their legacy of evil, they have been found to be lethal. A 61-year-old piper from, of course, Scotland, recently died from what...
Welcome to DSC Original Content’s biweekly podcast, where we explain a weird, tricky or surprising subject in just a few minutes. In this edition, we’ll be examining how people might actually be able to make sweet love in the cold depths of space. Does floating help or...
Welcome to DSC Original Content’s biweekly podcast, where we explain a weird, tricky or surprising subject in just a few minutes. In this edition, we’ll be seeing which dinosaurs might have really fought each other, and finally agree on what was the biggest mistake made by the...
Inspired by the start of fall, we sat down with Texas food writer and author of The Chili Cookbook, Robb Walsh, to discuss his favorite chili-topped dishes in September’s issue of the Bathroom Minutes. Lucky for us (and unlucky for our soon-to-be bulging bellies), he also provided...
Arguably the toughest part of having kids is having to relive the worst part of your childhood: homework. Don’t get to thinking the second time around is any easier—the pressures that come with wanting your little one to be the next Einstein (plus the fact that “long...
Rag & Bone’s lead stylist McKenzie Dowler has yet to meet a suitcase-creased shirt she can’t de-wrinkle in a pinch—even if that means having to use the shower. If you have any grooming-related questions that make you say “OH, FAQ!“, email us at bm@dollarshaveclub.com and we’ll answer it in...
Showers as we know them today are hot and steamy. But they weren’t always that way. In fact, “history has been divided between washing yourself with hot water and washing yourself with cold water,” according to Katherine Ashenburg, author of The Dirt on Clean: An Unsanitized History....
Your hair—it’s blonde, but your eyebrows are red. Your facial hair is brown, and down there? Well, it’s all three colors. That, on face value, makes no sense. Shouldn’t it be one color fits all? Well, actually, no. And here’s why. Pigment: Hair grows blonde, red, brown or...
Talking in your sleep, or somniloquy, is a strange but relatively common behavior that’s been observed since way back in Ancient Greece. It’s a pretty entertaining one, too. One Reddit user describes a night when her boyfriend sat up in bed and ever so slowly gave her...
Getting older ain’t exactly easy. The good news is that, as a guy, it definitely has its perks. Like someone using the word “distinguished” to describe you. But has looking time-tested always had such a good response? We took a look back to find out. Ancient Greece:...
We asked Hollywood manicurist Kelly Bannon, who’s cut more than 250,000 nails, how to clip yours with the same precision as Edward Scissorhands. If you have any grooming-related questions that make you say “OH, FAQ!“, email us at bm@dollarshaveclub.com and we’ll answer it in an upcoming post.
Like the Kentucky Derby and the Indy 500, life is a race. And while it doesn’t come with cheering crowds and giant TV ratings, it is mega competitive thanks to leftover urges from our caveman days—a topic we explored in the May Bathroom Minutes feature, “Off to...
