Curse Word Trivia

Time magazine features 9 bits of information about swear words from Melissa Mohr, the author of a new book, Holy Sh*t: A Brief History of Swearing:

8. Swearing can physiologically affect your body.
Hearing and saying swear words changes our skin conductance response, making our palms sweat. One study, Mohr notes, also found that swearing helps alleviate pain, that if you put your hand in a bucket of cold water, you can keep it in there longer if you say s— rather than shoot. Which is a good piece of info to have next time you’re doing a polar bear plunge.

I can believe that.  Dropping a bunch of profanity often makes me feel better, whether it is after hitting my finger with a hammer or getting mad at other idiot drivers.