When we lived closer to nature, we would spend hours a day in the sun doing activities such as gardening, harvesting fruits and vegetables, hunting for food, working on shelters, etc....Read more

Because of its lowly role in the human body, we think about our bladders only when something is going wrong  or when we have to go really, really badly....Read more

You're used to relying on your brain. Whatever else happens, your personal lump of gray matter will take in the world, and respond to it in a fluid and predictable way....Read more

Psychopathy is a personality construct consisting of a cluster of characteristics used by mental health professionals to describe someone who is charming, manipulative, emotionally ruthless and potentially criminal....Read more

Remember the days of VHS tapes, MiniDiscs, and fax machines? If you show someone born after 2000 any of these antiquated objects, they probably wouldn’t even know what to do with them....Read more

Before it’s too late, and before you develop a serious liver disease, certain signs could be showing that excessive waste is accumulating in this cleansing organ....Read more

When your immune system is on point, it’s a lifesaver. But as good as it may be, it’s not perfect. Sometimes, this group of special cells, tissues, and organs doesn’t act the way it should....Read more

Let's get one thing straight: we don’t really want to be writing about - let alone thinking about - the possibility of a nuclear attack. Let's also make another thing clear right off the bat:...Read more

The chances are that if you’re reading this, you have a pair of eyes. But while you may take this fact for granted, your eyes are one of the most amazing things about your body that, were they a camera, would have over 500 megapixels....Read more

While fingerprints are surely unique to each person, they're not the only thing that's special to that person....Read more

It's pretty much human nature to want others to think we're interesting. Even for those of us who are introverted or live more reclusive lives, there's often an intrinsic desire to feel that others are interested in us and value what we have to say. ...Read more

Everyone has something that takes them a little outside what’s considered “Normal,” and some of them are just so darn proud of it they decide to share it with the world and almost dare anyone ...Read more

The average IQ is 100, and an IQ of 140 is considered genius. Albert Einstein likely never took an IQ test but is estimated to have a 160 IQ but even that can’t stand up to these masterminds....Read more

The immediate effects of soda are well-documented. About 20 minutes after you finish the can, it hits you - 100 percent of your recommended daily intake of sugar, or 10 teaspoons....Read more

At night we’d like to sleep peacefully and restore energy. Nevertheless, it is difficult to find a person who has never encountered some strange and unpleasant sensations accompanying sleep. ...Read more