The Body

Rheum, cerumen, and mucus are just a few of our gross bodily fluids.

Pranksters claim putting someone’s hand in warm water while they sleep will make them wet the bed. Does this actually work?

How loud a fart is depends on a couple of factors.

Farts can make a lot of different noises. Some are high and squeaky, while others explode like a car backfiring—and some don’t make any noise at all.

Swimming is an all-body workout—bladder included.

Going for a dip? You'll probably have a wee bit of trouble. Here's why.

Electrolytes are important, yes. But you don't necessarily need drinks full of them.

Sports drinks are full of them. But are they good for you, or just really expensive pee?

Flip through the dictionary and you'll find all sorts of words hiding their bodily origins.

Some of our favorite words come from body parts. Scratch your 'caput' over the origins of these anatomically derived terms.

No, the Simpsons don’t count.

Why does using less of your eye help you see something more clearly? There's a pretty simple explanation.

Call a bout of spontaneous, uproarious, unrestrained laughter 'cachinnation.'

The next time you interrupt an important meeting with a ructus or a borborygmus, you’ll at least have the perfect word for it.

Where there’s a will, there's a way.

Eyebrows are the Swiss Army knife of the human face.

Celine Dion performs in London's Hyde Park.

Celine Dion recently announced that she has been diagnosed with stiff-person syndrome (SPS), a rare and progressive neurological disorder that only affects about one or two out of every 1 million people.

Getting help for hearing loss is easier than ever.

The FDA has made the devices cheaper and more readily available to people with mild to moderate hearing loss.

Why do we even have them? Let's get to the root of the issue.

People with outie belly buttons, rejoice—the cleaning process is easier for you.

An illustration of human skeletons from an 1851 encyclopedia.

While there's a common answer to the number of bones contained within the human body, it's not exactly accurate.

The average adult human has 28 to 32 teeth, give or take a set of wisdom teeth. But besides the importance of brushing and flossing, how well do you know your chompers?

We'll exhume a few of them.

The smallest bone in your body is one of a set of three whose collective name literally means ‘small bones.’

Is this Bloody Mary part of the problem or solution?

The hair of the dog is one of the oldest hangover cures still around today. But can it really save you from that pounding headache?

The look of fear when you realize someone's about to drop you, an eyeball, from a great height.

As the Institute of Human Anatomy demonstrates, it takes more than a long fall to make an eyeball go splat.

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The scent of a pumpkin spice latte is the smell of autumn to many people, thanks to how the brain perceives odor.

If you've managed to get this far in life without swallowing gum, you may ask yourself: Can ingesting gum really hurt you?

Why does heat make you so tired? Because even if you’re just lounging around, your body is working hard.

8 Bodily Secretions You’d Rather Not Think About

Does the ‘Hand in Warm Water’ Trick Really Make People Pee in Their Sleep?

Why Are Some Farts Noisy?

The Reason Swimming Makes You Need to Pee

What Are Electrolytes, and Why Do We Need Them?

10 Body Parts Hiding in the Dictionary

5 TV Stars You Probably Didn’t Know Were Missing a Finger

Why Does Squinting Help You See Better?

The Proper Names of 17 Bodily Functions

Could You Bite Off Someone’s Finger?

Why Do We Have Eyebrows?

What Is Stiff-Person Syndrome?

Say What? You Can Now Buy Hearing Aids Over the Counter and Without a Prescription

10 Facts About Wisdom Teeth

Yes, You Need to Clean Your Belly Button—Here’s the Best Way to Do It

How Many Bones Are There in the Human Body?

10 Brilliant Facts About Teeth

8 Misconceptions About Death

What’s the Smallest Bone in the Body?

Can Drinking More Alcohol Cure a Hangover? The Truth Behind the Hair of the Dog

Watch: Scientists Discover What Happens When You Drop an Eyeball From a Five-Story Height

The Science Behind Our Pumpkin Spice Obsession

Here's What Really Happens When You Swallow Gum

The Reason Heat Makes You So Tired