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What are the craziest beauty ‘standards’ in history?
In French, when someone is beautiful, you can say they’re ‘canon’. The word itself means a general law, rule, princely or criteria by which somethin…
5 months ago
Should I be cleaning my belly button?
We talked about omplaphobia in a recent episode of Do You Really Know, which is the fear of belly buttons. Well the subject of today’s episode may ma…
5 months ago
How often should I shower?
Whether it's for the sake of comfort or maintaining good hygiene, many of us opt for taking a shower on a daily basis. Studies have shown it's the mo…
5 months ago
What is climate optimism?
We’ve talked about eco-anxiety before on Do You Really Know, and it’s real. A survey published in the Lancet in December 2021 found that 75% of young…
5 months ago
What does vaping do to the body?
Vaping has become increasingly popular in recent years, especially among young people. A 2022 report from Action on Smoking and Health found that an …
5 months ago
Is it dangerous to drink too much water?
All our organs contain water, even our bones. In total, more than half of our body is made up of it, or 45 litres for a person weighing 65 kg. The w…
5 months ago
Could unfaithfulness be caused by genetics?
No one's proud of being unfaithful, but what if some people’s cheating was actually caused by genetics, rather than selfishness? That might sound lik…
5 months ago
What is the Oosouji method of house cleaning?
In Japan, cleanliness is cultural and synonymous with well-being. That’s down in no small part to the influence of Shintoism, the country's oldest re…
5 months ago
How should you get ready for your first mammogram?
The thought of taking a mammogram is often scary for women, but it’s a highly important medical exam, and one we should bear in mind in the context o…
5 months ago
Do I need to take vitamin D supplements?
Vitamin D is known as the ‘sunshine vitamin’, and it’s not for nothing. Our bodies make it from cholesterol when exposed to sunlight. The sun’s ultra…
5 months ago