50 Strange Words You’ll Want to Start Using
In this episode ofThe List Show, Mental Floss editor-in-chief Erin McCarthy shares the meaning of 50 words you’ll be happy to know.
In this episode ofThe List Show, Mental Floss editor-in-chief Erin McCarthy shares the meaning of 50 words you’ll be happy to know.
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Venus has been called “Earth’s evil twin,” and that's not—sadly—because it looks just like Earth but has a mustache.
From lost pieces of media to irreplaceable works of art to literal pirate booty, these are the amazing and tragic stories behind valuables that seem to be gone forever.
From seriously aged cheese to the world’s first analog computer, shipwrecks have produced some fascinating—and sometimes disgusting—artifacts.
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Sure, the Victorians had some odd life hacks for cleaning and cooking that actually worked. But should you pour borax in your milk? No.
From the time the White House had a close run-in with unidentified flying objects (a.k.a. UFOs) to the truth behind what happened at Roswell, New Mexico, these are UFO facts you need to know.
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The fall of Constantinople isn’t the only battle that helped usher in a whole new era of history.
From the priciest painting to the costliest kidney stone, these are the most expensive things ever sold.
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Pet advice from the Middle Ages included enough Latin incantations, unusual remedies, and bizarre superstitions to fill a Great Dane.
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From memorable misprints to fake words to eggcorns to phrases you might be mispronouncing, here are 13 English language mistakes you should know.
What *really* happened at Roswell? And what did Project Blue Book actually uncover? All that and more on this episode of The List Show.
From how they became the Mountbatten-Windsors to the last person in line to the throne, here's what you need to know about the British royal family.
Unsolved crimes are exhaustively covered in the media, but chances are, there’s at least one crime from history in this list—from unsolved art heists to mysterious crimes committed against (or by?) royals—that you’re not familiar with.
Thanks to developments in science and technology, you can't add jobs like slubber doffers and night soil men to your resume these days.
“Every time I read ‘Pride and Prejudice’ I want to dig her up and beat her over the skull with her own shin-bone.” Who said it?
How much do you know about the blue marble we call home? From how our planet formed to just how many species there are, here are 100 things you need to know about Earth.