A smile might make someone more likable, but research shows it doesn’t make them genuine. — My Grandma Ella used to say you can tell the difference between a crook and an honest man in the same way you tell the difference between a crocodile and an alligator. The crocodile and the crook have a toothier grin. I remembered her words recently while watching the Republican…

But if we did…testicle transplants have a fabulously grim history with tremendous possibilities. — If my male readers were asked to donate a kidney to their closest male friend or brother, I am sure many of you would. But would you give your loved one your testicle? In 1978, 30-year-old Terry Twomey did just that. His twin brother Timothy Twomey was born with congenital…

Montesquieu taught that “Weather is fate.” Two centuries later, science is proving him correct. — Here’s a fun fact for anyone sizzling their body like a slab of uncooked bacon. For every death caused by heat exposure, nine more are caused by extreme cold. But don’t worry, ski bunnies. Mr. Heat Miser might still win this flame-throwing contest. …

You may never look at bread the same way again. — Every museum has its share of hidden treasures tucked away in dusty corners. Many of these objects are too macabre or salacious to display. Others are understudied cultural sites that are too embarrassing to get funding. (See the Khalid Nabi Cemetery.) But when it comes to sex, no phallic stone…

Now this dangerous beauty trend is back. — There’s a new beauty trend popular with celebrities and influencers. It’s now not enough to be a size zero. You must also have cheekbones so chiseled that they could cut glass. These sunken cheeks are from Buccal (pronounced “buckle) Fat Removal — a cosmetic surgery to remove the fat pads…

She's white. She's black. She's male. She's female. She's kind. She's mean. And she is utterly terrifying. — Carl Jung would have had some theories on why Disney's recent adaptation of The Little Mermaid has your racist uncle's truck balls in a twist. According to Jungian theory, men have an unconscious feminine side called the anima. …

Corsets were not the torture devices of Hollywood. — In Bridgerton's sequel, Queen Charlotte, a young Charlotte complains that her whalebone corset is so tight that it might impale her. Then there is the scene that punctuates many period dramas. …

Let’s take Benjamin Franklin’s advice and “Fart Proudly.” — It should surprise no one that the oldest recorded joke in history is a fart joke. It reads: “Something which has never occurred since time immemorial; a young woman did not fart in her husband’s lap.” Hmmmm. I am not exactly chuckling, but I am clenching my sphincter. While this…

A.I. will create a top-heavy economy that bars the door to new talent. Gen Z should get prepared. — If you are one of those rare curious souls who still enjoys seeing humanity through the shrouded veil of history, come with me on a time travel journey… The year is 1466. You step into Andrea del Verrocchio’s artist’s workshop — the Bottega. Your nose stings as it breathes in…