Women have been at the forefront of armpit hair trends for forever. First they had it, then they didn’t, now they’re growing it long, dying it bright, and even styling it with glitter. And, now, guys are experimenting with their underarm hair styles, too. But before you...
You’re bound to hear plenty of mushy talk about hearts this week in the run up to Valentine’s Day. Not so much the kind that beats in your chest, but the more cliched variety, like how “big” your heart is. As it turns out, there’s a lot...
Love it or hate it, mall or coffee shop, you can’t go anywhere this time of year without hearing that old familiar tune: “Chestnuts roasting on an open fire, Jack Frost nipping at your nose…” Unfortunately, if you had to leave your house to go to that...
Thanksgiving’s all about tradition. Like the tradition of stuffing our faces with food, only to spend hours conked out on the couch with meat sweats. It’s moments like those, however—steamy, uncomfortable and incapable of doing anything but stare at the ceiling—that make us ask the oh-so-important question:...
If there’s one thing the human race can agree upon, it’s that you should trim that thick strand of hair hanging from your left nostril. In fact, people have such strong opinions against nose hair that someone even created a service made specifically for sending anonymous emails...
The recent release of The Martian had us wondering: How would living in space actually affect Matt Damon’s body? Would his skin age at a ludicrous speed? Would his hair grow like Rapunzel’s? To get some answers, we talked to retired astronaut and author of The Ordinary...
Many of us grew up thinking that our tongue was like a four-piece band: Each section tuned to hit a single flavor note, that when combined, creates the sweet (and salty, sour and bitter) music of taste. That concept, while a fun idea, is inaccurate, because it’s...
“What is love?” No other question has inspired more poets to write, singers to sing and car windows to be broken by Chris Kattan. Thanks to Rutgers University anthropologist and renowned romance researcher Helen Fisher, though, we have an answer: “Love,” it turns out, can be broken...
Leg hair is one of those things that, when it comes to grooming, doesn’t get a lot of pub. And it wouldn’t, really. Unlike something like say, ear hair, the jury really isn’t out on whether leg hair is working for us or isn’t—it is, or so...
Societies develop rules of etiquette for a number of reasons: To signal that you come in peace (in the case of handshakes), to embarrass you at the dinner table (the justification for dessert spoons and fish forks) or to keep those around you safe from whatever leaves...
Sulfuric compounds are like the Adam Sandler of bad smells—the source of so many offensive releases. Rotten eggs. Room-clearing farts. And, you guessed it, the smell of asparagus in pee. We’ve discussed the implications of the color of your urine, but its aroma also provides clues to...
Gum can stick to many surfaces—the bottom of your shoes, the underside of your desk and the locks of your flowing body hair (in even the most private of areas). But your digestive tract isn’t one of them. As we’ve written before, some of the hygiene tips...
