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On the Human Fascination with the Gross-Out

On the Human Fascination with the Gross-Out

Why our disgust with bodily injuries is so frequently paired with fascination

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Coltan Scrivner
Jan 22, 2023
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The Indiana Jones movies were my favorite movies as a kid. I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve seen them, and still love them as an adult. When I was young, I never could remember which titles went with which stories. I referred to them not by their official subtitles, but by their content — for example, the one where the bad guy pulls out the man’s …

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