Straight from the department of psychology at the University of Glasgow in Scotland comes a paper titled “Alcohol consumption increases attractiveness ratings of opposite-sex faces: a possible third route to risky sex.” Don’t ask us why, but science supports the fact that beer goggles do exist. Feel free to use this paper to excuse your bad behavior.
Oysters are full of vitamins and minerals, especially zinc. Zinc controls progesterone levels, which have a positive effect on the libido. Other foods and products that are thought to get your mojo working include alcohol, animal crackers (but only if consumed during sex), Champagne, chocolate, Spanish fly, and strawberries.
It pains me to say, but this is true. There is no bone in your “bone,” but you can rupture the penis, which is called a penile fracture. Sudden trauma or bending of the penis in an erect state can break the thick fibrous coat surrounding the corpora cavernosa, which produce an erection.
This happens most frequently during sex. Don’t expect to get a cast and crutches. This injury is an emergency and requires surgery to prevent sexual dysfunction. Ouch!
The vestibular system is a complicated network of passageways and chambers within the inner ear that work together to control equilibrium and balance. Inside there are tubes and sacs that contain different fluids, each of which has a different composition. When you are healthy and both sides of your vestibular system are functioning properly, the two sides send symmetrical impulses to the brain. When you get very intoxicated, the alcohol changes the density of the blood, and this affects the intricate system of balance. That is when the spinning starts. This is similar to the condition called vertigo.
I wish my father had known the answer to this question, because maybe he would have yelled at my brother less. Cracking your knuckles is not as bad as people think. The usual concern is that knuckle popping causes arthritis. This does not happen. Chronic knuckle cracking may cause other types of damage, including stretching of the surrounding ligaments and a decrease in grip strength, but not arthritis. The popping sound is produced in the joint when bubbles burst in the synovial fluid surrounding the joint.
Chinese meals, for the most part, contain rice, little meat, and plenty of low-calorie vegetables. The rice and noodle dishes, such as fried rice and lo mein, contain carbohydrates that cause the blood sugar to peak and then plummet, provoking hunger. So if you are going out for Chinese, don’t forget the Peking duck, the General Tso’s chicken, or the spareribs. You may feel greasy and start quoting Mao, but you won’t feel hungry later.
Asparagus contains a sulfur compound called mercaptan, which is also found in onions, garlic, and rotten eggs (and in the secretions of skunks). The smell occurs when mercaptan is broken down in your digestive system. Not all people have the gene for the enzyme that breaks down mercaptan, so some of you can eat all the asparagus you want without stinking up the place. One study published in the British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology found that only 46 percent of British people tested produced the odor, while 100 percent of French people tested did.
