Jennifer M Wood

Joined: Feb 20, 2013

Jennifer M. Wood was the managing editor of Mental Floss, and oversaw the site's entertainment coverage and social media accounts. She has written about movies, TV, travel, and more for WIRED, Condé Nast Traveler, GQ, Rolling Stone, Vulture, Esquire, The A.V. Club, Vanity Fair, The New York Times, UPROXX, and various other outlets.

Can You Spot the Cat in This Sea of Owls?

Can You Spot the Sheep Among the Santas?

11 Discontinued Beverages from Your Youth

Two Vietnam War veterans at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.

11 Ways to Support Vietnam War Veterans

10 Iconic Photos from the Vietnam War

A picture is worth a thousand words—and a half-century of history.

15 Fascinating Facts About John Kennedy Toole’s ‘A Confederacy of Dunces’

If it wasn’t for John Kennedy Toole’s mom, his Pulitzer Prize-winning novel would likely have been lost to time.

It was a hard pass from "Schitt's Creek" star Catherine O'Hara.

10 Famous People Who Rejected ‘Saturday Night Live’

“Saturday Night Live” has rejected some pretty notable future stars, but celebrities like Johnny Knoxville and Amy Sedaris actually flipped the script.

Jim Carrey attends the SNL 40th Anniversary Celebration.

31 Famous People Rejected by 'Saturday Night Live'

Live from New York, it’s … none of these celebrities (though not for lack of trying).

9 ‘Saturday Night Live’ Movies That Were Never Made

In the pantheon of SNL sketches-turned-feature films, there are good ideas (‘Wayne’s World’), bad ideas (‘It’s Pat’), and batted-about ideas that never made it to the silver screen.

It treads a fine line between stupid and clever, but we love it anyway.

16 Facts About ‘This Is Spinal Tap’

Ahead of ‘Spinal Tap II: The End Continues,’ which comes out this fall, discover more fun facts about Rob Reiner’s original film, which turned a fictional heavy metal band into bona fide musical superstars.

Some of these mistakes were pretty costly.

11 of the Most Expensive Typos in History

From the NASA mistake that made an interplanetary rocket explode to the bible with a very naughty misprint, these typos are an ode to proofreaders.

Facebook’s Reaction Buttons Have Gotten a Star Trek-Themed Makeover

Give that post a Vulcan salute.

15 Things You Might Not Know About Robert Altman

The seven-time Oscar-nominated filmmaker behind M*A*S*H and Gosford Park, who would have turned 100 this year, changed how we watch—and hear—movies. He also tattooed Harry S. Truman’s dog.

26 Big Facts About Pee-wee Herman

In the summer of 1985, Paul Reubens introduced America’s youth—and millions of young-at-heart adults—to a new kind of comedy.

A tugboat on the Thames near Tower Bridge in heavy smog, 1952.

The Great Smog Descended on London More Than 70 Years Ago—And its Cause Took Almost As Long to Discover

Heavy fogs have long been a part of life in London. But the darkness that enveloped the city on December 5, 1952 wasn’t your typical pea-souper.

25 Surprising Facts About ‘Home Alone’

Discover these fascinating facts about "Home Alone," the John Hughes Christmastime classic about a couple of bungling burglars and a kid left behind for the holidays.