Questions Too Embarrassing To Ask...But We NEED To Know

#1 Is It Okay To Pee In The Ocean?

Urine is actually about 95% water along with some sodium and Chloride ions, all of which the ocean has already. Urea is a carbon based compound that is also found in our pee. This is not found in the ocean but hasn't been proven bad for the ocean.

#2 What About Peeing In A Pool?

While it's chemically safe to urinate in a chlorine filled pool, common decency still begs that you hop out and put it in a toilet. No one wants to paddle through your yellow cloud. Unless you want the pool to yourself, don't do it.

#3 Why Does Coffee Make You Poop?

Coffee can cause muscle contractions along the final part of your intestine, which can jumpstart your need to use the restroom. This happens to about 50% of people that drink coffee.

#4 Why Do We Need To Vomit When We Get Dizzy?

Jarring the brain. On a basic level your brain thinks it is being poisoned, usually due to a mismatch in body motion/balance in relation to your vision. Therefore your brain wants to rid this intoxication from your body (aka vomiting).

#5 Why Do I Love To Sing In The Shower?

One theory is that you might simply feel more comfortable in the shower. It a relaxing place and you are by yourself. Another theory is that the acoustics are better in your bathroom, so the chances of you sounding like an amazing singer are higher.

#6 Why Do Palms Sweat When We're Nervous?

Palm sweat can be triggered by two separate things: your body trying to control its temperature and the emotional stress you might be experiencing. Both of these things are closely linked.

#7 Do People Actually Die From Old Age?

The short answer is no, you cannot simply die from being old. But old cells can mean weaker cells which can mean you won't fight off diseases or infections as well as someone who is younger might be able too.

#8 How Come Some Penises Curve?

A penis is a two-chambered organ. Sometimes one side's blood filling tissue is more elastic than the other causing your ding-a-ling to dogleg to the left or right. Despite what you might have heard, it has nothing to do with masturbation. The direction in which it points is decided by the ligament that surrounds the corpus cavernosum basically the blood filling tissues of the penis which is called Tunica Albuginea.

#9 Why Do I Like Picking At My Scabs?

When you have a bruise or scab, we sometimes pick it or poke it as a way of managing the pain. Other receptors on the body are triggered when we feel this intense pain so quickly. Activating other receptors allows for a moment of relief.

#10 How Come I Get A Hangover?

Alcohol more easily causes dehydration, it dilates blood vessels which can result in headaches, and it also increases stomach acid while decreasing the rate the stomach empties itself which can lead to vomiting. BOOM. HUNGOVER. Drink water right after alcohol consumption to decrease the chance of a hangover.

#11 Why Do We Get Warts On Our Hands?

All warts come from some form of HPV, less contagious forms of the virus can cause warts on common areas of the body, like the hand, fingers, or feet.

#12 Is It Safe To Hold A Fart?

Yes and No. Farts are a natural part of the digestive process. If you feel one, it means your body has excess gas it needs to expel, and you should probably let it out. But what if it's socially impossible to let one fly? Hold it in, and the urge usually passes, but that's not necessarily a good thing for your bowels. Not farting farts can cause gas, bloating, and other uncomfortable symptoms, and if you do it too often, repressing gas can cause hemorrhoids or a distended bowel. The good news is, even if you hold in every single fart all day long, they'll all come out as soon as you fall asleep.

#13 Why Doesn't Brushing My Teeth Kill My Bad Breath?

Essentially, it all deals with oxygen and how the bacteria in your mouth needs to have lots of it in order to not smell like a skunk. Loading up on mouthwash or toothpaste isn't going to help. Your mouth needs healthy saliva to keep fresh, and that is generated with lots of oxygen. Bad breath could be many different things, like acid reflux, tonsil stones, rotting teeth, or any number of things. A dry mouth makes it worse. Keep your mouth hydrated and eat foods high in oxygen like veggies and fruit.

#14 Why Do Men Get Morning Wood?

It happens to most men 3-5 times during the night. The body triggers NPT to stretch out the cavernosum, the two sponge-like regions that fill with blood to cause erection, something that helps prevent bed-wetting and erectile dysfunction. So basically, it's a sign you probably need to urinate.

#15 Why Do We Pee Our Pants When We Get Scared?

Simply put, your brain controls this act. When you become very stressed, anxious or scared your frontal lobe can sometimes be overridden which can make you feel the need to pee at that moment or more frequently. Those who do it usually have very weak bladders to start with, so please don't yell "BOO!"

#16 Why Does Only One Nostril Get Clogged?

Nostrils are always splitting the amount of work they have to do, which is why you feel only one nostril being clogged at once. Your nervous system controls and regulates this body function. Only 6% of people ever have both nostrils free of discharge at any given time. So basically, you will always have one side or the other feeling clogged up.

#17 Why Do People Get Sick From Their Own Farts?

A deadly or silent bomb triggers something in the brain receptors that tell you there is danger. Part of the sense of smell. This danger makes you feel grossed out because the brain is not sure what type of danger it is. When you fart, your brain is aware of the bodily function and does not send out the senses to the brain of any trouble. So.. it's tolerable to YOU.

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