Mental Floss
Congressman Leo Ryan went to Guyana in 1978 to investigate reports of American cult leader Jim Jones holding hundreds of his followers captive. Ryan didn't make it out of Jonestown alive.
Chris Higgins|
Ronin the rat proves rodents can be heroes too.
CaLea Johnson|
The deeply unpopular war led to the biggest and most consequential protest movement in U.S. history. Here are the key events and reactions.
Tim Brinkhof|
You’ll be glad these ladies aren’t your mother.
Faye Keegan|
The cause of death in these mysterious cases has, at one time or another, been reported as spontaneous human combustion—but there was often a more realistic explanation.
Stacy Conradt|
According to Google search data, these are the most popular sweets across the U.S. for Easter 2025.
CaLea Johnson|
The belated sequel drew scorn from 'Wind' purists, who bellowed that 'Tomorrow is here, and it's just plain awful."
Jake Rossen|
The BFI is showing the 1977 space opera—which has undergone countless post-release changes—‘exactly as experienced’ on opening day.
Jake Rossen|
This riddle dates back to the 16th century—can you figure it out?
Paul Anthony Jones|
Dogs can tear up a lawn with an overwhelming desire to dig and bury things. Where does that impulse come from, and what do they think they’re accomplishing?
Jake Rossen|
Researchers witness strange sea animals, including poisonous sea pigs and hand-sized sea spiders, while sailing to the Denman Glacier.
CaLea Johnson|
Some of our finest filmmakers have dramatized the war in a number of ways, from epic battles to deeply human portraits of violence and even the occasional comedy.
Matthew Jackson|
Once you’ve been voted into the Senate, it’s difficult to get you out.
Austin Thompson|
From pirate queens to groundbreaking stunt pilots to the guy who gave us kitty litter, we’re covering a whole bunch of overlooked historical figures in the latest episode of The List Show.
Kerry Wolfe|
The Delaware Wedge is a 1.068-square-mile triangular chunk of land where Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Maryland meet. For 200 years, that’s all these states could agree on.
Matt Soniak|
A ‘book brigade’ helped a small business relocate millions of words.
Jake Rossen|
A baby colossal squid was filmed deep in the South Atlantic—revealing rare footage of the ocean’s heaviest invertebrate.
CaLea Johnson|
Tom Cruise earned his first Best Actor Oscar nomination for Oliver Stone’s star-spangled Vietnam War flick., but the role of Ron Kovic was supposed to be Al Pacino’s.
Eric D Snider|
We give you an obscure word with four definitions—one correct, three made up. Can you identify the correct one?
Ellen Gutoskey|
Why you can't get a good cup of joe at 35,000 feet.
Roma Panganiban|
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