A spitting pot I consider as an essential part of the bed-room apparatus. That’s what French physician René Laennec wrote in 1821. Laennec, who invented the stethoscope, spent his days gazing at his ...

Swallowing a piece of gum is usually harmless. While your digestive system can't break down the gum's chewy base, the common belief that swallowed gum stays in your system for seven years is just a ...

Chewing gum was formerly made from tree resin, but it is now made from a synthetic compound known as gum base. This substance lacks nutrients and isn't broken down by our digestive system, unlike most ...