989 On: Health

If you were under the impression that only modern times are irreverent, it only takes a little toe-dip into the pool of historical documents to prove that humans of the past were just as wacky, neurotic, and naughty as we are today. Our modern word for 'humor' is from the medicine of the ancient Greeks, who believed that humours were bodily fluids responsible for health and emotion, and it was important that these fluids be properly balanced.