Babies don’t just explore the world with their hands and eyes. These curious creatures also learn about it with their mouth and will put anything in it to learn more about everything around them.

Whether you’re buying groceries from the supermarket or getting take-out on your lunch break, you expect the food to be safe, clean, and free from anything disgusting. Sounds basic, right?

In what's called 'benign masochism,' some people find the feeling of disgust pleasurable. Ocskaymark/iStock via Getty Images. Halloween is a time to embrace all that is disgusting, from bloody slasher ...

From mold to teeth, here are a few disgusting things humans ingest more often than you’d think. By Jake Bittle Published Apr 25, 2022 12:00 PM EDT Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 ...