15 Popular Home Remedies, and Whether or Not They Actually Work
This post is part of our Home Remedy Handbook, a tour of the landscape of home remedies from the iffy to the doctor-approved. Read more here. We’ve covered some of…
Listen to Your Farts
Illustration: Sam Woolley Breaking wind. Cutting the cheese. Thunder from down under. I could go on, but whatever you call it, farting is a part of life. Farting is usually…
10 Things Science Still Doesn’t Know
Photo: Neil Bromhall (Shutterstock) Most of what we know of the ocean actually encompasses just its top layer. Further down, past 200 meters or so, we enter what’s sometimes known…
The Most Efficient Ways to Remove Food Stuck in Your Throat
Photo: Doucefleur (Shutterstock) When it’s working properly, the human body is an amazing feat of engineering. But when things go wrong, it suddenly transforms into a 20-year-old photocopier with a…
Use This Trick to Stop Yourself From Throwing Up
Photo: Daisy Daisy (Shutterstock) We’ve all experienced a panicked, uncomfortable moment (or many) when that dreaded, all-consuming “Oh shit, I’m about to throw up” sensation seizes our body and sends…
How to Stop Yourself From Throwing Up
Photo: Odua Images (Shutterstock) Ugh, here it comes. You feel kind of hot and sticky. Your stomach churns. Your mouth tastes funny. You know you’re going to throw up—imminently. Can…
Is It Dangerous to Hold in a Fart Too Long?
Photo: Prostock-studio (Shutterstock) We’ve all been there. You’re on a first date, or in a meeting, or trying to be a considerate airplane passenger—whatever the reason, you’re holding in a…
How to Make Yourself Sneeze When It Just Won’t Come Out
Photo: Dragana Gordic (Shutterstock) When you feel a sneeze coming, you build up all this anticipation: you stop talking, the crook of your elbow is raised and at the ready,…
Sweating a Ton Doesn’t Mean You Got a Good Workout
Photo: Flamingo Images (Shutterstock) Let me introduce you to your good friend, sweat. Ignore the gross feel and the potential for B.O. for the moment, and think about what it…