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Toni Morrison has written some of literature’s most enduring classics, from 'The Bluest Eye' to 'Beloved' and beyond. Here's what you need to know about the Nobel and Pulitzer Prize-winning author.

All five answers to the questions below have something in common. Can you figure it out?

Have a cozy night indoors with these relaxing candles.

You don’t have to spend a fortune to enjoy a cozy night in with the best soy wax candles from Mrs. Meyer’s, Homesick Candles, and other top brands.

Love can have some pretty great perks: the emotion offers mental and physical benefit to our bodies. Here are eight aspects of life that get a boost when our hearts are full.

Paul Rudd has proven he can take on any part, serious or goofy.

The behaviorally-challenged pet needs the right home that's jerk-friendly.

They can’t hand this thing out on a Saturday?

More than17 million people call in ‘sick’ the Monday after the game. So why not play it on a Saturday?

Cordyceps in a human in HBO's 'The Last of Us.'

In HBO’s new series ‘The Last of Us,’ Cordyceps fungus has infected humanity, turning those unlucky enough to become hosts into clicking, screaming, mushroomy monsters. Here’s what you need to know about the real fungus.

Cracking a raw egg into your boxed macaroni and cheese elevates it from convenience food to gourmet lunch.

These little cats aren't short on cuteness, that's for sure.

Munchkin cats are often compared to dachshunds because of their unique size. Discover more facts about these adorable felines here.

The dice sprung up as part of 1950s car culture. But how did they get furry?

But don’t toss out your original Rubik’s Cube—the manufacturer will recycle it for you, free of charge.

Get familiar with the best markets for first-time home buyers.

If you’re shopping for your first home, consider one of the best housing markets for first-time buyers in 2023.

Great kitchen gadgets don't have to take up a ton of space.

Reclaim precious counter space with these space-saving kitchen gadgets from Smeg, Cuisinart, and other top brands.

Drone captures rare moment moose sheds antlers in Canadian forest

Moose shed their antlers each winter, but the event is seldom captured on video.

'Clatterfart' and 'twattle-basket' are way more entertaining than 'chatterbox.'

We all know someone who never seems to stop talking. They’re a yammerer, a babbler, a chatterbox—but they’re also a blatherskite, a clatterfart, and a twattle-basket.

A number of factors go into the price of truffles.

To figure out a little bit about why truffles are so expensive, Mental Floss talked to Vittorio Giordano, the Vice President and Truffle Guru at Urbani Truffles USA.

The Razzie Awards can be an entertaining antithesis to the Oscars. But sometimes, the nominations are surprisingly similar.

Kazuo Ishiguro at the Hay Festival 2010.

Kazuo Ishiguro was 27 years old when he published his first novel, 1982’s ‘A Pale View of Hills.’ Since then, he has left an indelible mark on literature through works that the Nobel Prize committee described as “novels of great emotional force.”