Ever Wondered Why Do Men Have Nipples? Here’s Why.

There seems a logical explanation about why women have nipples – to breastfeed babies. Unlike women’s nipples, men’s can’t feed babies. So why do men have them? There’s a surprising answer to this question.

ALL BABIES IN THE WOMB GROW AS FEMALES – YES EVEN THE BOYS!

As embryos in the womb, males and females have similar tissues and body parts, which is why nipples are present in both sexes. It is the effect of the genes, the Y chromosome and the hormone testosterone that brings about the masculine changes to the embryo.

Females have two X chromosomes, while males have an X and Y. XX fusion results in the child being a female while XY results in the child being a male. But as an embryo, everyone starts out females. It’s that Y chromosome that makes a man a man.

If the embryo is genetically male with a Y chromosome present, after six weeks it begins to develop the male characteristics, when a special part of the Y chromosome, called the SRY gene, gets activated. This initiates the development of the male parts. It is then that the male and females start to differentiate. But nipples start to develop before this differentiation occurs – at about five and a half weeks. So even though the embryo becomes male, it is still left with nipples and some breast tissue.

In simple words, men have nipples because they already had them before they became male.

22 Food-Related Words You Might Be Pronouncing Wrong

Here is the list of 22 common food-related words that are often mispronounced.

1. MENU

Wrong pronunciation : Men-OO

Correct pronunciation : Men-YU

2. JALAPENO

Wrong pronunciation : Ja–la–peh–noh

Correct pronunciation : Hah–la–peh–nyoh

3. ESPRESSO

Wrong pronunciation : Ex–press–so

Correct pronunciation : Es–press–so

4. COCOA

Wrong pronunciation : Kok-koh-wa

Correct pronunciation : Koh-koh

5. PASTA

Wrong pronunciation : Pas-tah

Correct pronunciation : Pah-stuh

6. PIZZA

Wrong pronunciation : Pi-za

Correct pronunciation : Peet-zuh

7. TACO

Wrong pronunciation :TAH-ko

Correct pronunciation : TAAH-ko

Ever Noticed The Small Loop At The Back Of Your Shirt? It’s Not For What You Think It Is

At the back of some men’s shirts, where the pleat meets the yoke, there happens to be a small loop. Ever noticed? Ever wondered what it’s there for? No? Well do notice it now. It’s there for a reason.

IN THE PAST, PEOPLE DIDN’T HAVE WARDROBE WITH RODS AND HANGERS, ALL CLOTHES WERE STORED ON PEGS OR HOOKS. THESE SMALL BUT USEFUL LITTLE LOOP WERE USED TO HANG A SHIRT, WITHOUT GETTING WRINKLES ON IT!

These little loop were originally used by East Coast sailors, who would hang their shirts on ship hooks when changing. This detail soon found itself off the ships and onto the streets. The trend started with the US made Oxford button down shirts in the 1960′s.

Later, it even became part of Ivy League dating culture. They were used to denote relationship status or to show interest. Young ladies would rip the locker loops on the shirts of boys they found cute, which would sometimes result in the shirt ripping off. Sometimes, the guy would remove his loop to show that he was already taken by his sweetheart. That way girls couldn’t run by and yank their shirt to pieces.

The trend was picked up by various other brands and continues till today. But since the arrival of wardrobes, locker loops serve no other purpose other than as a decorative design.