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Saddam Hussein becomes one of first Muslims ever praised by Donald Trump.

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Donald Trump had words of praise for "bad guy" Saddam Hussein in a speech at his North Carolina rally on Tuesday night. Turns out Hussein wasn't bad at quite everything, according to the Donald.

He was a bad guy—really bad guy. But you know what he did well? He killed terrorists. He did that so good. They didn't read them the rights. They didn't talk. They were terrorists. Over. Today, Iraq is Harvard for terrorism.

Oh man, Hussein sure did kill himself some terrorists. He killed them so good. One hundred percent dead, no room for doubt. You know what else kills terrorists probably? Heart attacks, cancer, and choking to death during lunch. Those things definitely don't read their victims their rights, either. Good—rights are for pussies! More like "wrongs," if you ask Donald.

This isn't the first time Trump's opened the "Actually, Hitler had some good ideas" playbook (surprise!). Hillary Clinton's senior policy advisor issued a statement, which according to People, called out the presidential hopeful on his previous forays into "let's praise a dictator" territory, saying Trump's "praise for brutal strongmen seemingly knows no bounds." The statement continues:

He has applauded the strength China showed in the Tiananmen Square massacre, offered admiration for Kim Jong Un's murderous consolidation of power in North Korea, and consistently lavished praise on Vladimir Putin. Tonight, Trump yet again lauded Saddam Hussein as a great killer of terrorists, noting with approval that he never bothered to read anyone their rights.

In reality, Hussein's regime was a sponsor of terrorism—one that paid families of suicide bombers who attacked Israelis, among other crimes. Trump's cavalier compliments for brutal dictators, and the twisted lessons he seems to have learned from their history, again demonstrate how dangerous he would be as Commander-in-Chief and how unworthy he is of the office he seeks.

People included a tweet in their article by "personal trainer" Michael Ian Black (who is actually a writer/actor/comedian, but to be fair, his Twitter bio does say personal trainer. Maybe one day, Michael! Fingers crossed for you!), which brings up the fact that Hussein is a Muslim, a religion of which Trump doesn't seem to be much of a fan.

Donald Trump struggles with many things, but cognitive dissonance is not one of them.

Which of these 'Harry Potter' facts are from J.K. Rowling’s Twitter and which did we make up?

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J.K. Rowling may have published her final Harry Potter book nearly 9 years ago, but that hasn't stopped her from adding to her creation via Twitter. It sometimes seems like barely a day goes by without Rowling letting fans know that Dumbledore is gay or that Ron Weasley's allergic to shellfish or that Sirius Black is still dead.

Since you probably haven't been able to keep up with all of these quasi-canon additions to the series, we prepared a little quiz for you. Are these real Harry Potter facts from J.K. Rowling's Twitter feed, or just (to speak British for a moment) utter rubbish?Note: Some of the real things J.K. Rowling tweeted have been slightly edited for clarity.

A.

B.

C.

D.

E.

F.

G.

H.

I.

J.

Answer Key

Real: A, B, D, G, H, I

Fake: C, E, F, J

Kylie Cosmetics got an 'F' from the Better Business Bureau, and it's not for 'fantastic.'

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Poor Kylie Jenner. The 18-year-old just sprouted some new lips and wanted to celebrate by launching a cosmetic company (so normal), but it turns out being the head of a major company is not as easy as it seems. The Better Business Bureau recently issued Kylie Cosmetics an "F" rating, the lowest rating possible, mostly because people are fed up with the company's bad customer service.

Shouldn't this girl be in school?

According to TMZ, since Kylie Cosmetics launched about nine months ago, it has racked up 137 customer complaints, most of which have to do with delivery, customer service, and manufacturing. This is from the official report issued by the BBB:

Currently the BBB is receiving multiple complaints from this company's customers claiming that after ordering and paying for products, some or all of the products are not being shipped as expected. The company's refund policy states, "We do not accept returns, exchanges or refunds. All sales are final." However the company will replace missing items.

But people aren't too crazy about the products themselves either, and they have been dragged for their quality (or lack thereof) by makeup artists like Jeffree Star and Stephanie Nicole.

Ugh, it must be so hard being Kylie. Actually, probably not.

Maybe all the issues are because Kylie has no prior business, manufacturing, or lip-having experience prior to like, last year.

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'People' calling Michael Ian Black a 'personal trainer' makes this whole Trump thing worth it.

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If you read People.com's post today titled "Trump Offers Praise For Saddam Hussein: 'He Killed Terrorists. He Did That So Good,'" you were probably too distracted by the batshit insanity of the presumptive GOP candidate for president to notice a delightful mistake further down the page. In the grand tradition of internet articles including tweets from random people who have nothing to do with the story, the author, Naja Rayne, includes a tweet from "Personal trainer Michael Ian Black." It's this tweet, and it is very funny.

But even funnier is the fact that Michael Ian Black is, of course, not really a personal trainer. Although his Twitter bio describes him as a "Personal trainer, track and field coach."

When politics are stressing you out, do 3 more sets of 12.

He's a famous and successful comedian, and you might know him from The State, Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp, Michael & Michael Have Issues, Stella, or Tim and Eric Awesome Show. People would also have been correct in calling him a "poker player" or "children's book author" or "podcast host."

hollyweird!!! 😎😎😎

A photo posted by michaelianblack (@michaelianblack) on

Dude does a lot of random stuff. But no personal training as far as we could determine.

Helpful tip for People for next time: if someone's Twitter header photo is a bunch of unicorns frolicking in a rainbow-filled field, they're either a 9-year-old girl or a comedian.

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6 sex apps that will improve your love life almost as much as turning off your phone.

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Phones don't always have to be distractions or annoyances in the bedroom. You can also use them to download apps that will keep your sex life fresh. These apps offer something for everyone, with varying levels of adventure. Many are designed to ease you into getting weird without having to make major commitments to costumes, lingerie, or themed hotels. So make a new folder on the home screen of your phone that says something innocent like "taxes" or "knitting," then fill it with these helpful sex apps.

1. Pillow

Pillow is an app that provides audio suggestions, basically offering up prompts in the bedroom of what to do to each other. It's kind of like a pair of fuzzy sexual dice that learned to talk. Plus, an audio-only app is a fun way to experiment, free from the gamble of seeing something you can't un-see with classic video porn.

2. Desire

Desire lets you send sexual dares to your partner, with lots of categories to help you select fun ones. It's also a game, with points attached to certain dares. That means that if your partner sends you an especially risky one, you earn more points for accepting it. So if you and your partner are competitive, stop playing Words with Friends and throw some sexual dares into the mix.

3. 3nder

Number three on this list had to be 3nder. This app is primarily focused on arranging the elusive three-way. It has options for couples looking to find a third for their bedroom, or single people looking to join a couple. It then functions like typical dating apps such as Tinder or Bumble—when a match happens, you can choose to chat with that person (or couple).

4. OhMiBod Remote

OhMiBodRemote is an app that can control a vibrator. That means that someone else can choose when the vibrator activates, and control its rhythm and speed. They can even control it with the sound of their voice, which could make video chat much more interesting (provided there's not much lag time over the chat and you have killer internet speed).

5. Dirty Game

Dirty Game is basically truth or dare, and it has something for everyone at all levels. It has options for flirting, foreplay, romance and sex. So it has enough variety for you to be romantic and be a freak in the sheets. (It probably helps to pepper in a few sweet dares before all the weird sex stuff.)

6. Pocket Kamasutra

Sex positions from the Kamasutra have been used to spice up sex for centuries. What's great about the app is that you can keep track of what you've tried, so there's no need to go rummaging around the house for old issues of Cosmo to find suggestions for new sex positions. The app even encourages you to advance beyond your "noob" or rookie status once you start using it.

Hopefully these six apps will prove more addicting and useful than all the other silly apps you've downloaded on your phone. Why check the weather or your bank account balance when you could accept a fun sexual dare? Good luck taking things to the next level.


Iggy Azalea lawyers up to threaten cheating ex Nick Young's pregnant baby mama.

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Rapper Iggy Azalea and NBA player Nick Young broke off their engagement last month after Iggy discovered that Nick had been cheating on her by watching their home security footage (in hindsight, she probably dodged a bullet there). Then, to make matters worse, Azalea discovered that Nick had gotten his ex girlfriend and baby mama, Keonna Green, pregnant again. And she found out the same way you probably did—by hearing about it on E! News.

Now, to add insult to injury, Green seems to be shopping her story around to tabloids, and is willing to sell her version of the Iggy/Nick/Keonna love triangle to the highest bidder.

Green must have had a grand plan to shop her story around all along, because she lawyered up right before the cheating news broke. Thankfully, Iggy is also properly lawyered up as well. Howard King, one of Azalea's legal reps, released a furious letter to Green's lawyer that is so cutting it sounds like it could be off one of Azalea's albums.

Ms. Green has done enough to embarrass herself by her pathetic efforts to profit from Iggy's hard-won celebrity, all in exchange for whatever paltry sums she can garner in exchange for peddling tales of her tasteless exploits.

You would think that would be enough for a mic drop, but he goes on to say:

Any mention of Iggy in your client's efforts to sell a story to whatever tabloid needs to fill its pages with the fetid story of your client's classless antics will be considered a violation of Iggy's rights of publicity … subjecting Ms. Green and any publication that airs your client's soiled laundry to significant liability.

Damn. Your move, Keonna.

Iggy should co-write a song with Howard King. It'd be badass.

Ryan Reynolds' face in this photo captures what everyone feels about Hiddleswift.

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The Fourth of July Instagrams haven't stopped yet—on Monday, Taylor Swift's childhood friend Britany LaManna posted a picture of three couples who love America. One couple is Brit and her husband Ben LaManna, another is Hiddleswift, the relationship publicity beast into which Tom Hiddleston and Taylor Swift have recently morphed, and the last is Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds.

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A photo posted by Britany LaManna (@britmaack) on

One thing stands out more than anything else in this picture, and it's not the sheer volume of wicker and white canvas shoes. It's Ryan Reynolds face. Poor, sweet Ryan, who has spent a day with the cuddle monster directly to his right. Computer: enhance.

This is a face not all that different from Chris Christie's when he was trapped on screen, standing behind Trump, who he'd just endorsed, and whose quiet desperation was somehow louder than all the words coming out of Donald Trump's mouth during his speech.

People on Instagram commented on the look of pure grimness on Reynolds' face.

And it did not go unnoticed on Twitter.

Hopefully hanging out with Hiddleswift and Co. is not to be a regular thing for Reynolds. He and Lively seem to have a lovely marriage and she's pregnant with their second child. It would be such a shame for him to have to give it all up just to escape from Couple Friend Hell.

Voice of reason Chrissy Teigen reminds new moms they don't have to lose weight immediately.

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In an interview with E! News at a Fourth of July cookout, cheekbone icon Chrissy Teigen talked a bit about how her life has changed since having her first baby, Luna Simone. The interviewer told Teigen that it looked like she'd already lost the weight from her pregnancy, but Teigen swore it just looked that way, due to her "strong undergarment game."

Teigen admitted she's never been in the position of really having to work to lose a bunch of weight before, but she had some words of advice, for herself and for other new moms.

You just have to give yourself time, and understand that you pushed out a baby, and it took this long to put on the weight, and it's not going to peel right off. And that's okay. . . You shouldn't have to rush to shed everything, it's okay, it's fine, enjoy your baby, don't go crazy.

It also doesn't hurt that apparently Teigen's husband, John Legend, is a fan of what Teigen refers to as "the new pieces." Yeah, him and half the rest of the world.

14 hilariously inappropriate letters kids sent home from camp.

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Whether you loved summer camp or hated summer camp, you probably went through the ritual of writing a letter to your parents. Depending on your experiences, the point was to either guilt your folks into coming to pick you up, or to brag about how much fun you were having without their stupid faces around. (But really, the point was to occupy the campers long enough for the counselors to have a cigarette break.) Here are some real letters real kids sent home from camp that their parents laughed at and then put up on the Internet.

1. You gotta do what you gotta do.

Dear mom,

I was forced to write this to eat.

Love,

Josh


2. Welcome to Camp Minimalist.

Hi mommy and daddy

I am at camp

A

there is my letter

Love you


3. Jim doesn’t like camp. (P.S. Jim doesn’t like camp.)

Dear Mom, Dad

I am not happy. I hate this place I want to go home. I don't want to waste your money But I want to go home I hate this place.

Jim

P.S. Take me home


4. Dear Dad, you’re a liar and not as good as Brian.

Dear Mom and Dad

On the campout on Wednesday it rained all night. It was terrible! I fell in the mud and mud got all over my legs. How come you didn't come and get me? When you got my letters you sort of ignored the sentences that said how sad I was. I think it's mean that you didn't come and get me when I told you to. And daddy you never when to sleepaway camp. In a letter you wrote me you wrote all about you going to sleepaway camp. I'm so clumsy here! Brian mailed me a game he made himself. I wrote him back. Don't forget to pick me up.

Love,

Jonathan


5. This kid’s got a future in copywriting.

Dear Mom and Dad,

Thank you immensly for my gratifying Camp Ernst Expirience!

I had a lot of fun!

I especially enjoyed a thrilling ride known as the Giant Swing!

I struggled a little bit at first falling asleep in an almost foreign environment, but then I relaxed.

A mass conflict was probably my nosebleed… I became friendly with the nurse because I was in her office for an hour and a half. Swimming took place brazenly because we swam everyday for literally hours! Thank you for working your butts off for me!


6. Glad to hear your p-nus is better.

Dear mom,

Day 5 of camp is alot better. The rash on my P-nus is gone, and now I can run. My friends hate when I say eggs so I'm trying to stop saying it.

Love,

Josh


7. Re-younited and it feels so good.

Hi mom,

Only 4 day till we are younited againe! I’m also having a good time.

Love Jackson


8. Everything is lies.

I am only smiling in the pictures so you think I am having tons of fun…But I’m not.


9. Unclear how many of those pukings were on the rock wall.

Camp Thunderbird was very fun, even though I puked 7 times. I enjoyed Archery & Rock climbing. Over all I enjoyed it thourely.


10. Torcher. Straight torcher.


11. Speaking to a parent’s base concern (money).

Dear mom and dad,

Hate! I hate this camp

Take back you money and send me home!

Love you!

love,

Julia


12. Hose down this little monster a few times when he gets home.

Dear Mom and Dad, Good you packt extra underwear, since I had diyareeya. It got on my shoes but not my pillow. I’m having fun at camp and learning stuff. I rock at winserfing and kayaking. I’ve ate more push-pops than anyone. I’ve ate 23 since Monday. Still two days left. 37 is the rekerd and I can beat it. Sweet! I went horseback riding and the horse in front of me took 3 huge dumps. Smoke came off the poop. It was awesome. I used my toothbrush to dig for worms. Don’t freek out the guy in the bottom bunk lets me use his. It’s safe. I don’t know his name but he can burp the alphabet like me. A kid named Zack can burp the alphabet backwords. I’m practicing that. We put oatmeal in the counsillor’s baseball hat. It was pretty funny. Oatmeal is bad Mom. Even with raisins. I shot a riffle. I’m a good aimer. Can we get one when I get home?

Did you know you can light farts on fire? I’ll show you on Satterday.

Love,

W xoxo

PS Your spaketti is way better.

PSS Tell my brothers to have lots of farts for Satterday.


13. You’re guaranteed to make great memories at Camp Dead Deer Baby in a Jar.

Dear family,

You probably will get this after I get home, but here’s what’s happening. I lost my camera, I saw a dead baby deer in a jar, and it’s raining out.

from,

Keaton


14. Mom and Dad will be right there.

Hi Mom and Dad

So far, camp has been good! One of my new friends is [ ] from Florida. We both like food and sports. Mornings here start at 8 a.m. and today after breakfast, the first thing I did was poop. At night, just before “lights out” we touch each other.

Bye for now,

PS Send money and candy!

Woman defends her controversial decision to wear clothes she likes to a wedding.

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Bravery comes in all forms. Liz Krueger, a 31-year-old Minnesota fitness instructor, probably did not think to herself "I'm an American hero" when she chose to wear a form-fitting mini dress to attend a summer wedding. But after getting slut-shamed by wedding guests, she has responded by waging a war of kindness against real life mean girls everywhere.


Here's the story: Krueger says wedding guests ganged up against her, mocked her appearance, and even slapped her ass and spilled beer on her, likely because of her dress.

“Someone spilled a beer down my arm and there was no apology given,” Krueger told Us Weekly. “Not sure if it was intentional, but it was done. The looks and stares continued after that, and I felt so unwelcome and embarrassed.”



Krueger has turned her battle with cattiness into a publicity stunt social movement that's sadly necessary, creating the #KruegerKindess hashtag to encourage women to support each other. “I’m going to actively make it a priority to do good things for other women, every single day from here on out,” she wrote in a July 2 Instagram post. “If you want to join me in this movement, share your stories on social media with #KruegerKindess and let's kill all the mean girls with kindness.”


She says her feedback from people online has been positive so far, so take that haters. “People have been saying, ‘I’m in!’ and ‘I love this!'” she said.

Twitter of course weighed in, with some coming to her defense:

While others doubted her heroism:

But UK mommy blogger Constance Hall is #teamkrueger all the way. "Looking back on my wedding I am disappointed that I didn’t write on the invitations, 'Please flaunt it, flaunt your body, whether it be rolls or muscles, skinnyminnies and magnificent curves, tall ones, short ones, round ones straight ones, I want a selection," she wrote in a blog post. "I especially like what you wore to this wedding because it oozes pride and fuck, you should be SOOOOO proud."

Krueger has certainly not been quiet on social media since the incident captured public attention. In a June 30 Facebook post, she thanked Hall, writing:

I am not playing a victim.
I am not attention seeking.
I am not vain.
I am not slutty.
I was not trying to upstage a bride.
I didn't have an agenda when i put on this dress.
In not trying to name names or call anyone out.
I'm not 'a model trying to heighten my career.'

Seems like Krueger is SOOOOOO proud. She may have been gotten some major undeserved shade at that wedding, but at least she's getting the last word(s).

Mila Kunis's no-makeup pic was only allowed on the back cover of a magazine.

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Mila Kunis appears in the August edition of Glamourwithout makeup and with full honesty in an interview about motherhood and married life with Ashton Kutcher. Kunis spoke openly about her comfort level with makeup and photo retouching. It turns out she has the same attitude towards makeup as lots of busy moms. And just like regular moms, she also spoke about how her children can terrify her, and explained why it's impossible for she and Ashton to lie to each other.

Here she is on the front cover:

And here's her mostly makeup-free back cover—she's only wearing under-eye cream and lip balm:

As a famous actress, Kunis is no stranger to wearing makeup. But given a choice, she stays natural when possible:

I don’t wear makeup. I don’t wash my hair every day. It’s not something that I associate with myself. I commend women who wake up 30, 40 minutes early to put on eyeliner. I think it’s ­beautiful. I’m just not that person.

Wearing camera-ready makeup is often not a high priority for new moms. It takes a backseat to things like keeping tiny humans alive:

Children are f--king crazy. They’re also suicidal. Like, at the park, certain jungle gyms have an opening for older kids to jump out of. She’s 19 months; she can’t jump. She just walks off it as if she’s on a pirate ship.

Kunis also told Glamour that she and Kutcher have a wonderful relationship, and she says it helps that they've known each other for so long. She did reveal one disadvantage of two actors being married: they know when the other is lying, because it employs their professional skills:

We can’t bullsh-t each other. I literally can’t lie to him. He can call me out on everything, and I can do the same, because there’s nothing about the other person’s face that we don’t know. We know when they’re acting, thus we know when they’re lying.

See? Mila Kunis is just a regular mom. She never mentioned it in the interview, but it's a safe bet that her preferred item of clothing is sweatpants.

Ex-KKK leader David Duke responds to Donald Trump's anti-Semitic tweet. Guess how he feels about it.

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On July 2, Donald Trump tweeted an image of Hillary Clinton's face, superimposed on a screensaver image of dollar bills, next to a six-pointed star (colloquially: Jewish Star, formally: Star of David, conveniently: Sheriffs' Star).

The ensuing backlash had the Trump campaign claiming the star was a sheriff's badge, but one man isn't denying the obvious.

Scroll down fast, his basilisk eyes can turn you to stone.

That man is former KKK Grand Wizard and possessor of the Smile that Creeps You Out, David Duke.

Besides suggesting a sweet name for an upcoming Jewish rapper (DJ Zio-Money Mogul), Duke subtly affirmed the inherent anti-Semitism in the image. Previously, he'd spoke of the "hidden hand exposing itself" after Trump changed the imagery from a star to a circle.

Thank you, David Duke, for your astute analysis. Although it's not clear whose "hidden hand" you're referring to: is it Donald's hidden hand that hates Jews? Hillary's hidden, Jewish hand? Some other, "we're #1" foam finger hand you're saving for Cleveland?

Either way, David Duke, you're one "big hands, there's nothing wrong with Donald's hands" tweet away from getting the VP nod.


Teen star Zendaya takes down troll who tweeted a disgusting joke about her.

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At least one Disney Channel star has a good head on her shoulders. Zendaya, former Shake It Up star and reigning Queen of Twitter, called out a gross troll with the handle @ogxbenson after they tweeted an image of Beyonce, Zendaya, Rihanna, and NickiMinaj with the caption "If the purge was real who y’all raping?" Yes, this is the right time for a loud and emphatic groan.

He since deleted the tweet, but screenshots are forever.

Luckily, Zendaya was quick to call out @ogxbenson for all of her 6.66 million followers to see.

Unfortunately, if you are stupid enough to tweet a rape meme, you are also stupid enough to tweet this after being called out:

Cue second emphatic groan here. But don't worry guys, Zendaya's got it.

Proof that not all teenagers are awful.

And then she finished off the exchange by stating the sad but obvious.

So did @ogxbenson learn his lesson after being publicly dragged by a celebrity on Twitter? Well, he did apologize for his incredibly stupid tweet:

But then he went on to retweet people who said that people were just "too sensitive," so it looks like he is still as big of a dumbass as he was three days ago.

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Girl lays down ultimate rule after wasting beauty routine on her 'babe' who stood her up.

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A lot of times, people don't speak up when their significant other does something that bothers them. Imgur user somethingsomethingDANGER is not one of those people. When her "babe" canceled on her last minute, after she had already put herself through an extensive beauty routine, she wasn't afraid to express her feelings on the matter.

Yup. Here it comes.

Do you have any idea how long it takes to shave, exfoliate, and moisturize? She could've caught up on Orange Is The New Black in that time. Come on, dude. Not cool.

So much precious time wasted. So many painful razor bumps gained. All for nothing.

Ok, let's all learn from this, beyond this lady's "PSA: Please give an hours warning, minimum."

-Number one: Honesty and openness are the pillars of any great relationship.

-Number two: Girls do not just hop out of bed looking like magical unicorn goddesses. Beauty takes time. Respect that time by canceling on us before we have turned Netflix off and gotten out of bed.

Come on, guys. We're really not asking for much here.

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These are the actual scientific terms for all the weird things your body does.

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It’s likescientists have a word for everything—even all those strange, disgusting, embarrassing, and perplexing things your body does totally on its own. Here are all the technical names for the things you have to apologize for doing.

1. Food coma.

It’s the most first world of all first world problems: eating so much food in one sitting that you get sleepy afterward. A food coma is most strongly associated with Thanksgiving, and for decades the myth persisted that a chemical in turkey called tryptophancaused sleepiness. It doesn’t—eating a ton of calories makes the body slow down considerably, no matter if it’s a big lunch or a whole thing of cupcakes. The name for food-induced sleepy times: postprandial somnolence.


2. Morning wood.

Even after adolescence, men continue to be plagued with random erections. The most common is the one you have right after waking up. Be it because of a sexy dream, having to pee, or just the body going through a natural cycle, the scientific name for morning wood is nocturnal penile tumescence.


3. Déjà vu.

Do you feel like you’ve read this before? In English we just go ahead and use the French term for that surreal, uneasy feeling of already having lived a moment, because English doesn’t have a word for it as good as the French one. Déjà vu, French for "already seen,"explains the weirdness and mystery of the sensation perfectly. The psychological term for it is paramnesia.


4. Ice cream headache.

Ice cream is a paradox on a cone (or in a bowl), and often topped with sprinkles. If you eat it too slow, it’ll melt all over your hand. Eat it too fast, and you get a short but intense ice cream headache, also called “brain freeze.” Scientists who eat ice cream too fast scream out, “Aaaaaaagh! I’ve got sphenopalatine ganglioneuralgia, by which I mean temporary pain in the sphenopalatine ganglion nerve!”


5. Brain fart.

It’s the other kind of brain freeze: when you’re talking or thinking and you just go blank for a second. If you were a robot, it’d be called shorting out. If you’re a human, this temporary lapse of reason is called a maladaptive brain activity change.


6. Eye boogers.

Maybe you call them eye gunk, eye crust, crusties, or sleep stuff. You know, that junk in the corners of your eyes when you wake up. It’s made up of mucus, dust, oils, and dead skin cells that accumulate while your eyes are inactive. And it’s called rheum.

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