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Colin Perkins is an author and a comedian. In addition to mental_floss, he's written for Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, Splitsider, McSweeney's, and Cracked.

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The Missing Links: Robots Get No Respect

Supervillain Singalong • Zombie Teddy Bears • Disneyland's Secret Club • "Silent Reading"... READ ON

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The Missing Links: Not Your Average Pool Party

I never get invited to any kind of shindig that’s this cool. Maybe that's because I use words like "shindig."... READ ON

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The Missing Links: Weird and Wonderful Scents

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The Missing Links: What Astronauts Eat

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The Missing Links: Wanna Have A Neanderthal Baby?

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The Missing Links: Rewriting the Hobbit

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The Missing Links: You Need to Watch Model Wife

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The Missing Links: Ask the Terminator Anything

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The Missing Links: State-Shaped Steaks

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The Missing Links: Analyzing Your Signature

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DID YOU KNOW? Marlon Brando hated memorizing lines so much that he posted cue cards everywhere to help him get through scenes. He even asked for lines to be written on an actress's posterior. (That request was denied.)