12 Things You Might Not Know About "The Twelve Days of Christmas"
Pipers piping? Geese-a-laying? Five goool-den rings? What is this song all about?
Pipers piping? Geese-a-laying? Five goool-den rings? What is this song all about?
Colleen Hoover and Emily Henry fans are out in full force in New York.
An Easter Egg in 1997’s ‘Scream 2’ gave some fans hope that Matthew Lillard’s character is alive and well.
Thanks to a stringent new FDA mandate, food suppliers are now adding sesame to products that didn’t previously contain it.
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‘Cacao’ and ‘cocoa’ started out as synonyms—but there’s a little more to unpack in today’s product labels.
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Siberian huskies are known for their wolfish good looks, but deep down, they’re all dog.
Icy windshields can delay your trip, but not if you have an onion handy.
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See which Netflix series your home state couldn’t get enough of this year.
Frogs trying to eat helpless male wasps are in for a nasty surprise.
Steven Spielberg apologized for sparking an anti-shark feeding frenzy in the ’70s.
Since the character's inception, Rudolph has more closely resembled a white-tailed deer than the reindeer that live near the North Pole.
This puzzle should satisfy your urge to snoop for presents until the holidays arrive.
The debate about banning “Baby It’s Cold Outside” rages on, but it’s not the only problematic Christmas carol to land on the do-not-play list.
From burritos to pad thai, these dishes were what Grubhub users were craving the most this year.
Diamonds are forever. So is debt, if you’re not careful.
The distinction between these animals is part cultural and part scientific. And lately, scientists have been reconsidering their relationship.
A silver spoon won’t save your uncorked champagne, but this trick will.
Nuclear war. Prisons unraveling. And using toilet paper for money. People were freaked out about Y2K.
If you’re at a New Year’s Eve party in Scotland, don’t be surprised if a guest leaves the house a few minutes before midnight just so that they can re-enter as the first footer after the bells.
In 2022, Mental Floss readers had trucks, dogs, food, Wordle, and the royal family on their minds.
The Christmas legend that animals gain the power of speech on Christmas Eve has roots all the way back in the manger.