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Everybody farts.

From the fart jokes penned by famous writers to the horrifying consequences of holding in your flatus to why toots smell worse in the shower, here's what you need to know about farts.

Jennifer M Wood




Get yours.

Is the COVID-19 vaccine safe? What do COVID-19 vaccine side effects really mean? Here’s the truth about some prevalent misinformation.

Ellen Gutoskey




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You might think that urine is just bodily waste—but you would be wrong. It's been used in cleansers, medicine, and infertility treatments for centuries.

Stan Shunpike






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Do you really need eight hours of sleep? Should you ban all technology from your bedroom? Eve Lewis Prieto, director of meditation for the Headspace app and narrator of Netflix's 'Headspace Guide to Sleep,' helps us separate fact from fiction.

Dana Rose Falcone


Despite what you may have been told, eating eggs won’t send your cholesterol levels through the roof.

Here are seven somewhat harmless food myths that have been drilled into our heads for so long that we don’t even realize they’re fake.

Jeremy Glass








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Whether they boast a long life expectancy or a high number of lottery winners, these states qualify as lucky.

Michele Debczak