Skip to main content area

Mental Floss

Magazine Cover Get a RISK-FREE issue Give a Gift iPad Subscription

Main menu

  • Amazing Facts
  • Big Questions
  • Knowledge Feed
  • LIsts
  • Quizzes
  • Subscribe
  • Store
No. 2,111

Lyme disease is named for Lyme, CT, where several cases were identified in 1975.

Hit me with the next fact

buzzing

  1. 50 Common Misquotations

    679K Views on YouTube
  2. 20 Hidden Jokes in Arrested Development

    1.6K Likes
  3. 38 Wonderful Words With No English Equivalent

    24.2K Likes
  4. Incredible Photos of a Melting Ice Hotel

    250 Likes
  5. Andrew Jackson's Big Block of Cheese

    326 Tweets

10 Historical Titans With Surprising Tattoos

Regretting that Taz-too on your ankle? Don’t! You’re walking in the footsteps of greatness.

THE KNOWLEDGE FEED

Article

Sound like a genius (albeit a slightly geeky one)

Article

I thought carrots were supposed to help your vision

Article

Queen of the Oddballs

Article

Insect Love

Article

Newsflash! Too much Foster's makes you clumsy, hungover

Article

Oodles of Googles

Article

Idea request: About that origins book...

Article

Quiz show

Article

Stupid websites that made people rich

quiz

5 Questions: All That Jazz

Article

Patently Absurd

Article

Scout's Honor

Article

Next: everyone gets a seat at the cool kids' table

Article

Beautiful Biomedical Images

Article

The 100 Meter Dash of Salt

Article

If Cute Overload isn't your thing...

Article

This Ain't Your Father's Pong

Article

This is your mouse on drugs

Article

Americans know the Simpsons better than the First Amendment. Are we really surprised?

quiz

5 Questions: Oh, Omega

Article

Auntie Maim

Article

Ice, ice, baby

Article

Really Real Estate

Article

Big Brother Wants to Chat

Pages

  • « first
  • ‹ previous
  • …
  • 938
  • 939
  • 940
  • 941
  • 942
  • 943
  • 944
  • 945
  • 946
  • …
  • next ›
  • last »

Daily Floss

Morning Cup of Links

States That Need to Watch Their Language

5 Questions

5 Questions: Burger Time

Brain Game

Fun with Flags, Episode 4

Lunchtime Quiz

Saved by the Bell  Sports

brilliant questions from you!

When and Why Did People Start Saying "Um"?
>
What Did Grover Cleveland Do Between Terms?
>
Why Aren't There B Batteries?
>
SUBMIT A QUESTION

we want your answers!

What Was Your Last Great Surprise?
What's Your Dream Board on Jeopardy?

water cooler ammo

SIGN UP NOW
for our daily newsletter with exclusive nuggets of information guaranteed to amaze your coworkers and friends!
Follow us on Twitter

Get a Free Issue of Mental Floss Magazine

  • © 2012 Mental Floss
  • About
  • RSS
  • Privacy
  • Terms
  • Contact
  • Press
  • Advertising
  • Subscribe
  • Store
  • Give a Gift
  • iPad
  • Subscriber Services
  • Giveaways
  • Back Issues
Share to Facebook Share to Twitter
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.)