Mental Floss
History is teeming with unlikely heroes—these ones just happen to have feathers and fur. 
Colin Scanlon|
Which U.S. national parks saw the most visitors in 2024? Super-popular spots included Yosemite, Acadia, and Glacier National Park.
CaLea Johnson|
How an experimental journey into the dark mind of Jon Arbuckle became an internet sensation.
Jake Rossen|
The wait is over—Pokémon is finally joining LEGO. Here‘s what we know so far about the legendary collaboration.
CaLea Johnson|
What it is, what it's used for, and whether it lives up to the hype.
Ellen Gutoskey|
The long-running animated comedy can stream for two weeks without repeating an episode.
Jake Rossen|
We give you an obscure word with four definitions—one correct, three made up. Can you identify the correct one?
Ellen Gutoskey|
Space shootouts are possible. The Soviets proved it.
Jake Rossen|
Lots of languages have distinct plural forms for ‘you.’ Wouldn’t it be useful if English had one too? Spoiler alert: It does. Several, in fact.
Arika Okrent|
Turnspit dogs had a terrible job. And once their work was made obsolete, the breed went extinct.
Lorna Wallace|
Traveling is stressful, and subscribing to “Airport Theory” will only make things worse.
CaLea Johnson|
From a bag of human hands to LEGO bricks and rubber duckies, some very weird things have washed up on the world's beaches.
Hannah Keyser|
Here’s a look at some SNL ex-pats whose found new life both on the screen and off.
Erik van Rheenen|
Most Saturday Night Live skits just make people laugh. But these 11 segments made people angry.
Maureen Monahan|
Here are a collection of sketches that never got the full "Live from New York" treatment—for one reason or another.
Colin Patrick|
One of the American institutions cherished almost as much as watching Saturday Night Live each weekend is the habit of spending the following days complaining about how awful Saturday Night Live was the previous weekend. The American public has a way of l
Colin Patrick|
Trump, who will host on November 7, has hosted before, when he was more reality star and real estate mogul than politician. This time around, he'll officially join the ranks of politicos entrusted with hosting duties over the show's 41-season run.
Julie Kliegman|
In 1975, professional basketball player and former Globetrotter Connie Hawkins challenged singer-songwriter Paul Simon to a game of one-on-one.
Anna Green|
Belushi threatens a member of the horn section with his samurai sword...in a fun way.
Chris Higgins|
They were on a mission from God.
Chris Higgins|
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