Last Week's Most Popular Stories

In case you weren't obsessively refreshing mentalfloss.com all week, here's what you missed.

1. The Founder of Mother's Day Later Fought to Have It Abolished, by Jonathan Mulinix
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2. 15 Famous People Who Used to Teach, by Ethan Trex
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3. The Origins of 8 Curious Body Part Names, by Judith B. Herman
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4. 7 Jobs We're Glad Are Obsolete, by Therese Oneill
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5. 10 Contestants for Earth's Next Superpower, by Jeff Wilser
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6. 15 Less-than-Inspirational Quotes from a Book of Moral Advice, by Arika Okrent
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7. 50 Things That Turn 50 in 2013, by Mark Juddery
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8. 10 Badass Moms Who Deserve Their Own Holidays, by Judy Dutton
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9. Why Do We Feel Hot in Temperatures Lower Than Our Body Temp?, by Matt Soniak
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10. 5 Other Kidnapping Victims Who Survived Their Ordeals, by Kara Kovalchik