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There’s never a bad time to adopt an older pet—but doing so now could save you a couple hundred bucks.

From which character is the most like her to the book title she most regrets, here are some things you might not know about Judy Blume.

Swedish rockers Rednex perform in Hamburg, Germany.

Rednex's fiddle-fueled '90s hit “Cotton Eye Joe” was a reworking of an old American folk song that do-si-doed all the way to No. 25 on the Billboard Hot 100.

It’s worth learning the difference between these spirits.

In this episode of The List Show, Mental Floss editor-in-chief Erin McCarthy shares some clever hoaxes that had people tricked.

What? Did you say something? Say it again.

The bird’s wild mood swings have some residents living in fear of his winged wrath.

A paper wasp nest is a thing of geometric beauty.

Is that slightly menacing, buzzing insect a wasp? Hornet? Yellowjacket? Maybe all of the above.

If you want to see how much your home office is saving you, this online calculator will crunch the numbers.

It’s been a century since Howard Carter discovered the tomb of an obscure Egyptian pharaoh named Tutankhamen, kicking off a period of Egyptomania and a fascination with the pharaoh that endures to this day.

A humpback whale feeds off the coast of California.

The research sheds new light on just how badly microplastic pollution is affecting nature's biggest living creatures.

Discover the best low-tech gifts for the tech-averse loved ones in your life, including Leatherman multitools and more.

Though often dismissed as a bunch of movies about a crazy guy with a knife, there’s a sense of near-constant creativity at work within even the most low-budget, opportunistic slasher films.

Turkey-flavored dog “beer” from Busch is the perfect treat to keep chow hounds occupied on Thanksgiving.

He finds your lack of faith in Halloween inventory disturbing.

During Halloween '77, dressing up as Chewbacca meant buying a werewolf mask and keeping your yap shut.

Jeff Goldblum in body horror master David Cronenberg's 'The Fly' (1986).

Just because you love 'Scream' doesn't necessarily mean you're going to enjoy 'Cannibal Holocaust,' so knowing your horror subgenres can come in handy.

If you’re really feeling brave, you and a group of friends can rent out the house that inspired ‘The Conjuring’ for a whole night.

Seven years of bad luck would seem like a walk in the park to these people.

Grab your lucky rabbit’s foot and read up on the tales of some of the unluckiest people in history, from the man whose backyard became a battlefield (twice!) to an absurdly accident-prone instrument inventor and beyond.