In case you weren’t obsessively refreshing mentalfloss.com all week, here’s what you missed:

1. The Late Movies: Dogs Welcoming Home Soldiers, by Jason English
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2. 9 Muppets Kicked Off Sesame Street, by Joe Hennes
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3. 5 (Happy Little) Things You Didn’t Know About Bob Ross, by Ethan Trex
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4. Extremophiles: Life on the Edge, by Miss Cellania
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5. 11 Body Parts Named After People, by Ethan Trex
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6. The Fans Strike Back: 10 Sports Protests, by Scott Allen
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7. Toilet Paper History: How America Convinced the World to Wipe, by Linda Rodriguez
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8. The Quick 10: 10 Great Things That Originally Got Bad Reviews, by Stacy Conradt
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9. 7 Historic Hollywood Landmarks, by David K. Israel
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10. Why Are Flags Flown at Half-Staff in Times of Mourning? by Ethan Trex
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11. 8 Not-So-Famous Firsts, by Kara Kovalchik
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12. The Quick 10: 10 Famous Color Blind People, by Stacy Conradt

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