Mental Floss
All five answers to the questions below have something in common. Can you figure it out?
Ken Jennings|
Greater sage-grouse are at risk near Jackson Hole Airport—but handmade decoys are guiding them to safer ground.
CaLea Johnson|
Asian needle ants may look small, but their stings are no joke.
CaLea Johnson|
Which pop culture mom does your state love most?
CaLea Johnson|
With Joann Fabric and Craft stores closing nationwide, online scammers are taking advantage of customers looking for a deal.
CaLea Johnson|
In 1947, the seemingly everyday, innocent thoughts of a teen girl were published. But they weren’t so everyday: they were the thoughts of Anne Frank.
Stacy Conradt|
In 1855, D.C. residents were anything but thrilled with a gift from the pope.
Christopher Klein|
In 1746, tartan kilts were outlawed in Scotland. That ban would help the garment become world-famous.
Lucas Reilly|
Baseball’s score-keeping system is full of abbreviations, but why exactly is the letter ‘K’ synonymous with a ‘strikeout’? Discover more about the evolution of baseball terms like this here.
Hannah Keyser|
A sunken ship near Florida holds clues to the early history of cats in the U.S.
CaLea Johnson|
The megalodon was the largest shark to ever live, but luckily for us, it’s definitely extinct.
Mark Mancini|
Sure, you can claim that there is no such thing as coincidence. But just wait ’til you hear these stories.
Jon Mayer|
No, the golden arches don’t represent two giant bendy French fries on a background of ketchup, but good try.
Ellen Gutoskey|
Labrador retrievers, golden retrievers, and poodles are just a few of the dog breeds with family-friendly reputations.
Lorna Wallace|
This riddle dates back to 1927—can you figure out the answer?
Paul Anthony Jones|
Determining the world’s smallest country isn’t as easy as simply calculating area or population.
Austin Thompson|
‘Gymkata’ was a flop when it hit theaters in 1985—but today, the so-bad-it’s-good film has a cult following. Here’s what you should know.
Jon O'Brien|
Which countries make moving abroad for work a breeze? Europe dominates the list.
CaLea Johnson|
All five answers to the questions below have something in common. Can you figure it out?
Ken Jennings|
The actor just wrapped up a podcast called ‘Greatest Escapes’—and now he’s dropping amazing facts about those escapes and more on the latest episode of Amazing Facts with Mental Floss.
Erin McCarthy|
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