Mental Floss
Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 crashed in a remote location in Chile’s Andes Mountains on October 13, 1972—and those who made it through the crash would need to resort to desperate measures to survive.
Lorna Wallace|
The feature—once only available to Premium users—pauses videos automatically after a set time.
CaLea Johnson|
In some cases, gifting cash is best for everyone.
Jake Rossen|
The first Thanksgiving may not have even had turkey, but it almost certainly had oysters.
Shaunacy Ferro|
Here's how Stieg Larsson's modern classic came to be.
Ellen Gutoskey|
It’s a compressing of an earlier phrase that also yielded variations like ‘nilling, willing’ and ‘william-nilliam.’
Paul Anthony Jones|
From back injuries to difficult childbirth, here are six annoying parts of being human that you can blame on evolution.
Megan Gannon|
How many of the “favorite things” are Christmas-coded? We counted.
Ellen Gutoskey|
How expensive is your architectural taste?
CaLea Johnson|
Just when you thought Moo Deng couldn’t get any cuter, GMM Music releases this banger.
CaLea Johnson|
Pets are a welcome part of the holidays, but a little care is needed to make sure they don't have problems with your decorations.
Jake Rossen|
Now’s your chance to become part of your favorite game show.
CaLea Johnson|
If you’re grandiloquent, then you like to use extravagant, high-flown words—precisely like the 50 verbs listed here, which either refer to everyday activities or else can be used in place of everyday words.
Paul Anthony Jones|
Whether you’re trying to get rid of wrinkles or reduce static electricity, dryer sheets can be useful in more ways than you might expect.
Rudie Obias|
Get your suitcase ready for holiday travel season with these luggage cleaning tips, including what steps you can probably just avoid.
Chris Wheatley|
Here’s another reason to rethink bringing your phone into the bathroom with you.
CaLea Johnson|
Despite advice about strong passwords, we’re still using ‘qwerty123.’
Jake Rossen|
A sealed, crustless sandwich shook the patent world to its core.
Jake Rossen|
A job that forces you to watch and review Christmas movies—what could be better?
CaLea Johnson|
Your Thanksgiving turkey is harmless, but the live bird stalking your backyard might not be.
Ellen Gutoskey|
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