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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.”

In a word: lubrication.

These gentle giants are famous for a good reason.

Flemish giant rabbits can weigh 15 pounds on average (but often get even larger). Here are other facts you should know about these special creatures.

The capital of the Buckeye State blends its quirky personality with an impressive political pedigree.

Your refrigerator’s drip pan is hidden out of sight, but that doesn’t mean you should neglect it.

We're 30 seconds closer to theoretical nuclear annihilation than the last time it was reset in 2020.

Spotting the elusive Waldo is an exercise in patience and frustration, even for the most eagle-eyed fans.

Consult the USPS's handy service standards map to make sure your loved one's birthday card gets there on time.

If you stick your rent check in the mail on June 27, will it reach your landlord across town before the end of the month? There’s a handy map to tell you.

2023 American Women Quarter featuring pilot Bessie Coleman.

The first coin in the U.S. Mint's 2023 American Women Quarters Program features Bessie Coleman, the pilot who broke barriers a century ago.

A lorry by any other name would carry as much cargo.

It wasn’t inspired by a beast of burden named Laurie, if that’s what you assumed.

Renaissance man Gordon Parks made an indelible mark on nearly every art form in midcentury America, from photography to filmmaking.

Fortune cookies have a surprising history.

From their surprising origin to the unique recipe, fortune cookies have a rich and fascinating history worth exploring.

Green burial options are kinder to the environment.

You drive an electric vehicle. You recycle. You're a vegetarian. Do your final wishes reflect your eco-friendly lifestyle?

Oil fields like the one above were at the center of the Teapot Dome Scandal in the 1920s.

A century ago, the Teapot Dome scandal was the Watergate of its time.

'Breaking Bad' stars Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul.

Though Walter White commits his most heinous crimes in the later seasons of 'Breaking Bad', Bryan Cranston said he was most shaken up by a moment from season 2.