We’re overcome by an urgent need as soon as we’ve put on our warm fleece or down jacket and ventured out into the cold. And not because we forgot to go to the bathroom before going out. Muscle contractions are to blame The explanation is entirely rational and physical. Muscle contractions—that is, muscles that tense up—are to blame. But first things first. The phenomenon has actually been well-researched. In 1918, the Austrian doctor Alfred Adler dared to conduct an experiment designed to test the steep thesis of whether we really…
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