

Jake Rossen
Joined: May 6, 2013
Jake Rossen was a senior staff writer for Mental Floss.




Parents who wanted to get their kids the recording device seen in the movie wouldn't give up. They were thirsty for more.
Charles Schulz thought ‘A Charlie Brown Christmas’ was a “disaster.” CBS hated it. But it’s among the most beloved Christmas specials of all time.
It really is a shame that these teams of yore are now defunct.
Do you have to wear black to a funeral? Does a procession always end at a cemetery? We answer all of the burning questions you might have never thought to ask about funerals.
Doris Miller was stationed on the USS ‘West Virginia’ when Pearl Harbor was attacked. Despite being prohibited from gunnery training due to his race, he ended up saving an untold number of lives.
As you dig into your Thanksgiving dessert this year, be sure to think of the heaping piles of dung that made the delicious treat possible.
The actor, singer, and dancer almost retired in the 1960s--but not before allegedly being offered the role of James Bond.
It's time to level with you on why we refer to floors as narrative spaces.
The 1990s noir anthology show put Tom Cruise in the director's chair and made Tom Hanks the bad guy.
The warehouse club fielded some nasty customer reviews when it got rid of these popular items.
Every so often, Halloween celebrations can get a little out of hand. That's when the courts have to intervene, scaring everyone with summary judgments.
Caleb Milne rushed out of his apartment to tend to his ailing grandfather. He was later found alive in a ditch. What happened in between?