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The 10 Most Important Kisses in the Universe
Our 9th annual '10 Issue' hits newsstands this week. To celebrate, here's an article from last year's edition.By Maggie Koerth-Baker Get ready for a little kiss and tell. From the smooch that changed a law to the peck that launched a religion, these are t
Little-Known Second Verses of 10 Children's Songs
Either I had a really short attention span as a kid and never made it past the first verse of a song (which is entirely possible), or there are some obscure lyrics to the songs we all know and love. Here are a few of them.
Not Quite Medal-Worthy: 7 Winter Demonstration Sports
Through the 1992 games, most Olympics would feature a few demonstration sports, with no medals up for grabs. Many of these, like speed skating, short track speed skating, freestyle skiing, and curling, eventually landed on the official program for later
Brother Against Brother: The Great Confederate Snowball Fight
History lessons on the American Civil War tend to focus on its depressing aspects: a divided country, rampant gangrene, and Ken Burns appear prominently in most classes. However, despite schedules packed with receiving shoddy medical care and standing sti
The Quick 10: Adult Versions of 10 Children's Songs
Parents everywhere probably know these songs all too well "“ the ones your kid sings over and over at all hours of the day and night. It's always the one you hate most that they insist on getting hooked on, isn't it? But there's some hope: some adult sin
Double Trouble: The Two U.S. Olympic Hockey Teams of 1948
Have you been watching the Olympic ice hockey tournament and cheering for the American team? Be thankful you haven't been forced to choose which U.S. team to root for. American fans faced just such a conundrum at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz,
10 Bygone (or Rejected) Academy Awards Categories
When the Oscars feel overlong, be thankful the Academy didn't keep these categories around. Otherwise, we'd be here all night.
11 Small Steps That Will Make a Huge Difference in Your Career
Dress for success.
The Weird & Scary History of Winter Olympic Mascots
Some of them are adorable. Some of them are atrocious. All of them are, on some level, creepy. They are the mascots of the Winter Olympic Games, and these are their stories.
7 Dubious Ways to Gain an Olympic Edge
The Winter Olympics are supposed to be a shining beacon of sportsmanship and goodwill, but things don't always work out that way. Sure, you know all about Tonya Harding and Nancy Kerrigan, but there have been all sorts of other scandals in which an Olymp
Using Duke-UNC Highlights to Study PTSD
Duke basketball fans might argue that a big win against UNC has significant cultural relevance. And in a sense, they're right. (Before I explain, I swear I'm not kissing up to the mental_floss co-founders, editor-in-chief of the magazine, or managing edit
5 Things You Didn't Know About Pete Rozelle
You know the stories of the great players who have shaped the Super Bowl, but how well do you know the man who made the big game possible? Pete Rozelle spent 29 years as the NFL's commissioner, so in honor of the Super Bowl, let's take a look at a few th