Mental Floss
The worst shark attack in history followed the bombing and sinking of the USS Indianapolis on July 30, 1945.
Jen Pinkowski|
Wildlife tunnels save lives: One study found that amphibian roadkill dropped by 80 percent thanks to the structures.
CaLea Johnson|
The microscopic worms are one of only a few species known to assemble into “superorganisms” that act and move collectively.
Tim Brinkhof|
Hungry for international flavors? See which U.S. cities earned top marks in restaurant diversity, according to The Escoffier School of Culinary Arts.
CaLea Johnson|
The riddle below dates back to the mid-1800s—can you figure it out?
Paul Anthony Jones|
Ingloriously crammed between Memorial Day and the Fourth of July, Flag Day tends to get overlooked. Here’s a brief history of the patriotic day. 
Kate Erbland|
Steven Spielberg’s ‘Jaws’ isn’t just an enduring summer classic—it also includes plenty of fun slang terms that’ll make you feel like its Shark Week all year long.
Angela Tung|
Ginger is a proven anti-nausea remedy. But ginger ale (or any soda, really) probably won’t do you much good.
Shaunacy Ferro|
In this episode of The List Show, Mental Floss editor-in-chief Erin McCarthy is covering works of art that went missing but were thankfully recovered—in the case of a couple of paintings, twice.
Jake Rossen|
Nearly 100 years after the Great Depression, Americans are still benefiting from New Deal programs—and their protections and entitlements have become such a part of the social fabric that we often take them for granted. Here are just a few.
Colin Scanlon|
Kids in the ’90s swore geeky Paul became shock rocker Marilyn Manson. Did he?
Jake Rossen|
From Yellowstone‘s Calcite Springs and Hawaii‘s Kilauea, these are the best places to be at dusk.
CaLea Johnson|
We give you an obscure word with four definitions—one correct, three made up. Can you identify the correct one?
Ellen Gutoskey|
Magnetic north is shifting towards Siberia, but that doesn't quite explain why maps put north at the top.
Mark Mancini|
English came out on top by a large margin.
Paul Anthony Jones|
If you ever dreamed of being Ben Stiller in “Night at the Museum”, we’ve got the next best thing.
Kaeli Conforti|
From guiding their owners to safety during 9/11 to dialing 911 during medical emergencies, these pups took their lifesaving duties to a whole other level.
Tony Dunnell|
Rare noctilucent clouds are showing up in places they never used to, and scientists are trying to find out why.
CaLea Johnson|
In the summer of 1975, movie audiences learned all they ever wanted to know about bloodthirsty sharks from ‘Jaws.’ We asked shark scientists to set the record straight on Hollywood’s prodigious predator.
Nick Keppler|
Golf balls, a word from the queen, and an X-rated drawing by Andy Warhol are just some of the items left behind by astronauts.
James Hunt|
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