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Cultures throughout history have come up with their own unique ways to track the days, months, and seasons.

The Pride Flag first appeared in 1978, but it's evolved a lot since its initial conception. Here's what all the colors really stand for.

The groundbreaking Broadway show turns 10 this year, so here are a few things you might not have known about Lin-Manuel Miranda’s take on the life and times of the $10 founding father.

Hotels readily give guests soap, shampoo, conditioner, body wash, and even sewing kits. But why don’t we get tubes of toothpaste when we check into a room? The answer is kind of complicated.

They were named after a real icon of the American theatre.

The worst shark attack in history followed the bombing and sinking of the USS Indianapolis on July 30, 1945.

Wildlife tunnels save lives: One study found that amphibian roadkill dropped by 80 percent thanks to the structures.

The microscopic worms are one of only a few species known to assemble into “superorganisms” that act and move collectively.

Steven Spielberg’s ‘Jaws’ isn’t just an enduring summer classic—it also includes plenty of fun slang terms that’ll make you feel like its Shark Week all year long.

Who is this Lord Stanley anyway? Find out more about the history and strange mishaps surrounding the NHL’s Stanley Cup.

Ginger is a proven anti-nausea remedy. But ginger ale (or any soda, really) probably won’t do you much good.

In this episode of The List Show, Mental Floss editor-in-chief Erin McCarthy is covering works of art that went missing but were thankfully recovered—in the case of a couple of paintings, twice.