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Health

How Nasty Is It to Cook Food in a Dirty Microwave?

10.31.17

By Kristen Dold
Food

Study Finds Starbucks Door Handles Are Dirtier than Subway Poles

10.27.17

By Nick Rose
Health

We Asked an Expert If the Rain Can Really Make You Sick

10.26.17

By Arzia Tivany Wargadiredja
Health

Kombucha Isn’t Making You Any Healthier

10.24.17

By Cindy Kuzma
Health

Your Nasty Old Kitchen Sponge Could Give You Diarrhea

10.23.17

By Joanne Spataro
Researchers Have a New Explanation for Adult Acne

10.17.17

By Jesse Hicks
Sex

Oral Sex Is Fueling the Global Spread of Untreatable Gonorrhea

10.15.17

By Ed Cara
Health

Doctors Need to Stop Wearing Ties

10.12.17

By Jalal Baig, MD
Tech

New Method Evaluates Antibiotics Based on the Tiny Vibrations of Dying Microbes

10.09.17

By Michael Byrne
Health

Do I Really Need to Wash My Hands Every Time I Pee?

09.27.17

By Maggie Puniewska
Health

Is It Gross to Not Brush My Teeth Before Bed?

09.05.17

By Patia Braithwaite
Health

Is It Worse to Sit or Squat on a Public Toilet?

08.30.17

By Jordan Rosenfeld

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Gaming

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Music

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04.02.26

By Lauren Boisvert
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Gaming

Pokémon Champions Mega Abilities Leak Reveals Overpowered New Forms

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