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SUNDAY, MARCH 4, 2012

What makes my fi ngers and

toeswrinkle in the

water?

What is

earwaxand why do I

need it?

Why do my

fi ngernails grow faster

than my toenails?

SUNDAY, MARCH 4, 2012

What is

earwaxand why do I

need it?

Why does

more hair grow in some

places and less in others as

I get older?

BODY

The truth behind the

weird and wonderful quirks

of your anatomy

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Q: Is it true those are real

Navy SEALs in the movie

Act of Valor? —Cody Graves,

Sacramento

A: Except for one who recently retired, “the lead SEALs in the fi lm are all on active duty,” says co director Scott Waugh.

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Q: Sandra Bullock looked

great in The Blind Side.

Would she consider

becoming a blonde in real

life? —T. Hall, Spring, Tex.

A: No, according to wig-maker Natascha Ladek, who turned the natural brunette into a golden gal for that fi lm and for 2009’s All About Steve. “She prefers her own look,” Ladek says. Which do you prefer? Go to Parade.com/bullock to vote.

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Danny DeVito The 67-year-old star of It’s Always Sunny in Phil-adelphia also voices The Lorax (in theaters now).

How similar are you and the Lorax? He has a lot of my bombastic attitudes, my gesticulations. But I’m prob-ably a little less friendly, a little gruffer, than he is.You also voiced the character for some foreign-language

versions. That was like climbing Mount Everest. We did German, Italian, Spanish, and Russian. It was a trip! You and your wife, Rhea Perlman, have been together

for decades. What’s your secret? After the initial salad days, you get to be more than lovers and mates. You get to be friends. We go through ups and downs, but if there is more there than what you normally think of as romance, you can stick it out with each other forever.You and Michael Douglas were once roommates in

New York. What was that like? He was a babe magnet, so I would conveniently go on adventures whenever he needed the place. It wasn’t a very big space.Will there ever be a Twins 2? Arnold [Schwarzenegger] and I speak about it. It’s time we did another movie together. I think everybody would enjoy it.

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Is Ellen DeGeneres

really related to Kate

Middleton? —Kim, Edgewater, N.J.

The talk show host and the duchess are indeed

distantly related—they’re 14th cousins, twice

removed, according to the New England Historic Genealogical Society.

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Q: What is *NSYNC’s

Joey Fatone doing

these days? —Martin,

Syracuse, N.Y.

A: When he’s not at home in Florida with his wife and two daughters, he travels as host of the new food show My Fam-ily Recipe Rocks (Saturdays, 9 p.m. ET on the Live Well Network). “I have kind of an iron stomach,” says Fatone, 35, though he adds that the dishes he’s tasted so far have been mercifully yummy. As for music, he’d love to return to Broadway. To learn what marital advice this longtime family man has for former bandmate Justin Timberlake, go to Parade.com/fatone.

The same was true of everyone shown wearing a U.S. military uniform. “They wanted to make a movie that would authentically honor their community, brotherhood, and family sacrifi ce,” Waugh adds, noting that the men were heavily involved in planning the fi lm’s action sequences.

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Enrique IglesiasSUNDAY WITH ...

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say this, but I bought my plane

before I had a [pilot’s] license,” Enrique Iglesias says conspiratorially. “I was like that kid the Barefoot Bandit. He didn’t know how to fl y, but be-cause he loved planes, he did it anyway.” The singer’s bravado has served him well. After helping to launch the Latin music boom with sultry ballads, Iglesias, 36, is now one of dance music’s chief provo-cateurs, with hits like “Tonight (I’m Lovin’ You).” The high-fl ying star, whose latest album is Euphoria, tells Mary Margaret what keeps him grounded.

PARADE You spent much

of last year touring the

world. Did you take any

keepsakes with you?

I have a picture of my two dogs, Lucas and Grammy. Grammy passed away in 2010. That dog was like a human—he would get sad when I packed my bags. It was like losing one of my best friends.

A lot of your songs are

about love. Why?

It’s the thing we all have in common. Ninety percent of music tackles that sub-ject because everyone—no matter how old, what reli-gion, or what nationality—knows those feelings.

Speaking of love, you

introduced longtime girl-

and not be married. What makes a difference is that you’re a good parent, period.

What did you learn about

fame from observing your

father Julio’s career?

I remember there were these two guys who worked with him who would never even watch his show, but afterward

The hear� hrob opens up about love, fame, and how fans can make an impression

friend Anna Kourn ikova as

your wife at a concert in

Russia last year. What was

that about?

It was just meant to be sweet in the moment. I honestly didn’t mean to confuse people. I thought it’d be easier for the audience to un-derstand than if I said “my girl.”

So no wedding bells soon?

I’ve never really thought marriage would make a difference. Maybe it’s because I come from divorced parents, but I don’t think you love

someone more because of a piece of paper. And nowadays, it’s not taboo to have kids

they were at his dress-ing room saying,

“Man, that’s the best show I’ve ever seen you do.” In showbiz, it’s easy to be sur-rounded by people

who tell you every-thing is great, and as a

little kid, I developed a sixth sense about those people. It gave me a tremendous psychological advantage.

You grew up in Miami and

still live there. What do

you love about it?

People always think of the partying and the clubs on South Beach, but it has a tranquil side, too. It’s a city where you can truly enjoy the water, get on your boat and just go fi shing. And the water’s not cold!

How do you spend Sun-

days when you’re home?

I sit on the couch and watch TV. 60 Minutes is my favorite show. It’s kinda weird because I go from that to American Idol to Real Time With Bill Maher.

You like to go to the

movies on Mondays and

Tuesdays. Why is that?

It’s the best time: There are no lines, and you’re not sitting next to some-one who’s snoring.

What’s the craziest thing

a fan has done to get your

attention?

Sometimes you’ll see a shirt fl y off. That will get not only my attention, but the whole band’s.

I JUST GO WITH MY GUT

IN MY CAREER. I’D RATHER

MAKE MY OWN MISTAKES.”

See photos of Enrique and Anna

through the years at Parade.com/iglesias


March 4, 2012 • 7

Ask MarilynBy Marilyn vos Savant

When you wrote about why bicyclists should ride with traffi c (and not against it), you neglected to mention the main reason: decreased impact speed in an accident. For example, if you’re riding a bike at 15 mph and you’re struck head-on by a car travel-ing at 35 mph, you’re exposed to a 50 mph (35 plus 15) impact. But if you’re struck from behind, you get a 20 mph (35 minus 15) impact.—Ned Radich, Fresno, Calif.

Many readers wrote to express the same idea, but it’s not quite correct. First, the main reason that all types of vehicles (including bikes) travel in the same direction is not decreased impact speed in an accident. It’s the avoidance of accidents in the fi rst place. That’s a basic rule for any kind of traffi c.

Then there’s this physics error: In a head-on collision, the sum of the vehicles’ speeds does not equal the force of the impact. This is a common mis-conception, sometimes propa-gated by news reports. Say two identical cars are traveling at 50 mph and they collide head-on. Each car sustains a 50 mph impact, not a 100 mph impact.

A cyclist will fare much worse than a motorist in nearly all collisions, of course, but the fi rst one you describe, a head-on collision between a 15 mph bike and a 35 mph car, will not deliver a 50 mph impact to either party.

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WHY DO WE GET GOOSE BUMPS, GO WRINKLY IN THE BATHTUB, AND SPROUT HAIR IN

UNLIKELY PLACES? WE ASKED EXPERTS TO EXPLAIN OUR MOST CURIOUS QUIRKS.

Why do I wake up in the morning with gunk in my eyes?That crusty stu� is actually just dried tears. Your tear glands are constantly watering your eyes to � ush out irritants. “While you’re awake, the act of blink-ing wipes tears away before they can build up,” says Jason Edward Karo, M.D., an ophthal-mologist in Charlo� e, N.C. “But when your eyes are closed at night, the dried tears accu-mulate inside the corners.”

2 Why do I get goose

bumps during scary

movies? Goose bumps are produced by piloerection, a refl ex that contracts the muscles around the base of each hair follicle, causing the hair to stand up (and small bumps to emerge), says Zoe Draelos, M.D., a con-sulting professor of derma-tology at Duke University. Back when humans were hairier, piloerection had two benefi ts: It helped keep us warm by trapping heated

By Catherine Price • Cover and Inside Illustrations by Chip WassBy Catherine Price • Cover and Inside Illustrations by Chip Wass

YOUR BODY’S

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Why does it seem as if mosquitoes � nd me more delectable than other people? It doesn’t just seem that way. The bloodsuckers are drawn to a tasty dinner by a variety of signals, includ-ing heat, carbon dioxide, movement, and the smell of skin secretions like lactic acid. One study even found that mosquitoes tend to prefer people who have recently downed a beer. No one knows what precise combination mosquitoes � nd the most irresistible, but if you seem to be their meal of choice, wear repellent and pass on the brew.

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How much do you know about your anatomy? Take our quiz—and see the answers to ques-tions that were too shocking to print here—at Parade.com/yourbody

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air close to the skin, and in scary situations, it made us look bigger and more threatening (like a spooked cat puffi ng up its fur). Watching a horror fl ick in an air-conditioned theater provides the perfect setup for piloerection: You’re not only frightened, you’re also probably freezing.

3 Why do my fi ngers

and toes wrinkle in

the water?

Here’s the leading hypo-thesis: The top layer of

your skin absorbs more water than the layers beneath, increasing its surface area, says Richard Scher, M.D., professor emeritus of dermatology at Columbia University. Since the newly baggy skin is still attached to the non-bloated layers, it bunches up, causing a prunelike effect. Fingers and toes are especially prone because of their thicker shell of dead keratin, an absorbent protein on the skin’s outer layer.

5 Why can’t I stop

biting my nails? Casual nibbling may have evolved as a type of self-grooming, like when an animal bites or scrapes down its claws, says Monnica Williams, Ph.D., assistant professor of psychology at the University of Louisville. It may also be a soothing ritual for when you’re stressed, similar to suck-ing your thumb. But some people take this habit too far, gnawing away until their nail beds are painful or bleeding. If you’re overchomping, says Williams, seek the help of a doctor or cognitive behavioral therapist to help you break the habit.

6Why do men get

more hair in some

places and less in others

as they get older?

The “George Costanza effect” is a common sign of aging. It’s caused by dihydrotestosterone (or DHT), a sex hormone to which some men are genetically predisposed to become sensitive, accord-ing to Spencer Kobren, founder of the American Hair Loss Association. When that sensitivity develops, the hormone often causes the hair fol-licles on the head to shrink and follicles elsewhere, like on the back or in the ears or nasal passages, to become stimulated.

7What are hiccups,

exactly, and how can I

stop them?

A hiccup is an involuntary contraction of the dia-phragm and the muscles between your ribs. Any

short-term hiccupping is called a “bout” and is usually the result of over-eating or drinking carbon-ated beverages (other causes include sudden excitement, stress, or too much alcohol). Traditional

remedies for bouts include holding your breath, sipping cold water, gargling, swal-lowing a teaspoon of dry sugar, gently pressing on your eyeballs, or leaning forward to compress your chest. If your hiccups last more than 48 hours, see a physician. An underlying medical problem, such as gastritis (infl ammation of the stomach lining), might be causing them.

Why does my nose run when it’s cold outside?Your nose helps per-form a kind of climate control by heating and humidifying the air that you inhale so that it be� er matches the moist, warm conditions inside your lungs. Glands in your nose produce secretions that add moisture, and blood vessels in your nose dilate to warm the incoming air, acting like miniature radiators. When you breathe super-frigid air, those phenomena are ampli� ed, leading to runniness, says Andrew P. Lane, M.D., director of the Johns Hopkins Sinus Center. There are two reasons why: Cold air tends to be drier, which causes the glands in your nose to produce more secretions. Second, when you exhale warm, moist air out into the cold world, some of the moisture condenses into droplets of water, which collect at the tip of the nose and add to the drip.


tugging the lobes, which straightens the ear canal and allows water to wash away excess wax.

14 Why do fi nger-

nails grow faster

than toenails?

We know that fi ngernails grow about three times as fast as toenails and that the fi ngernails of your dominant hand grow more rapidly than those of your nondominant hand, says Nia Terezakis, M.D., clinical professor of dermatology at Tulane School of Medicine. What we don’t know for sure is why. The most accepted theory is that since you use your fi ngers more than your toes (and your strong hand more than your weak one), the faster nail growth might result from the body’s attempt to repair whichever parts are undergoing the most “trauma” (from activi-ties like pecking out texts or digging for car keys).

15 Why do people

ache more as

they get older?

The older you are, the more likely you are to develop arthritis. The Arthritis Foundation estimates that 27 million Americans suf-fer from the most common form, osteoarthritis, which is caused when cartilage—the connective tissue that cushions our joints— begins to break down. Without this protective padding, bones can rub together, causing stiffness and pain. Older adults are also more likely to develop a condition called bursitis, in which the bursa—the fl uid-fi lled sacs that reduce friction where tendons slide over bones—become infl amed. The good news? Increasing your activity level may make the symptoms milder (and help you feel better).

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16Why do I cry when I chop onions?According to Harold McGee, author of On

Food and Cooking: The Science

and Lore of the Kitchen, these

tears are caused by the release of a chemical called a lacrimator (which sounds like a supervillain but is actually from the Latin verb “to cry”). When you slice into an onion, the chemical is expelled into the air, and once it reaches your eyes and nose, it breaks down into irritating com-pounds that a� ack the nerve endings there, says McGee. Your eyes produce tears (and, likewise, your nose may run) to rinse away these compounds. To reduce the e� ect, try prechilling onions in ice water for 30 to 60 minutes; this will slow the enzymatic reaction that releases the lacrimator, and that means fewer of the o� end-ing molecules circulating in the air and fewer tears.

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Why is it impossible to tickle yourself?The answer lies within the brain’s cerebellum, which helps to monitor body movement. Scientists from University College in Lon-don found that the cerebellum can predict how self-administered touches will feel and alerts other tickle-sensitive areas of the brain. Since a truly successful tickle requires an element of surprise, this early-warning system makes self-tickling an exercise in futility.

9 What causes bad

breath? Typically, the culprit is your tongue—or, to be more specifi c, the white fi lm that builds up on your tongue while you sleep, says Ken Yaegaki, Ph.D., D.D.S., head of the Nippon University Department of Oral Health. Yaegaki estimates that 60 percent of halitosis cases can be attributed to bad-smelling sulfuric com-pounds produced by this layer of microorganisms

and dead cells. The solution: Try regularly brushing your tongue, back to front, using a soft-bristled toothbrush.

10Why do I lose so

much hair when

I shampoo?

Most people lose 100 to 150 strands each day; the longer the strands, the more dramatic their appearance when you fi nd them on your brush or in the drain. (And if you don’t brush or wash your hair every day,

the loss will seem greater on days when you do.) If you think you’re losing an excessive amount—you’re no longer able to style your hair as you normally would, for example—then see your doctor. You’re most likely developing run-of-the-mill pattern baldness (which can affect both men and women), but there could be an underlying medical condition, like lupus or a thyroid disorder, at play.

12 Why do I huff and

puff climbing

stairs when I can easily

run a mile on a treadmill?

As anyone who’s used a rolling suitcase knows, it’s a lot easier to pull a heavy object along a fl at surface than it is to pick one up. When you run on a tread-mill, you’re barely lifting any of your body weight up and down. Walking up a typical 45-degree staircase, on the other hand, requires you to move 70 percent of your body weight against gravity, says Joseph Signorile, Ph.D., professor of exercise physiology at the University of Miami and author of Bending the Aging Curve.

13 What is earwax?

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½ cup (1 stick) softened, unsalted butter, plus more for greasing panJuice of ½ lemon, divided1 lb pears (Concorde or Anjou), cored and sliced ½ inch thick1 cup all-purpose fl our1 tsp baking powder1∕8 tsp salt1 cup plus 2 Tbsp sugar2 eggs1 tsp vanilla extract½ tsp cinnamon

1. Butter a 9-inch spring-form pan. Squeeze half the lemon juice over pears.

2. In a small mixing bowl, whisk together fl our, baking powder, and salt. 3. With an electric mixer, cream ½ cup butter and 1 cup sugar on medium until light and fl uffy, about 3 minutes. Beat in eggs one at a time, then vanilla. Beat in fl our mixture on low until batter just comes together. Spread in pan. Wrap and chill for at least 20 minutes.4. Preheat oven to 375°F. Arrange pears in tight concentric circles on

top of dough. Squeeze remaining lemon juice evenly over pears.5. In a bowl, mix 2 Tbsp sugar with cinnamon. Sprinkle over pears. Bake for 45 to 55 minutes or until edges are golden and center is set.6. Cool tart in pan for 10 minutes. Run a sharp knife around edge. Remove sides of pan.

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