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Many fans were sad to say goodbye to these discontinued cookies from the 1970s, '80s, '90s, and 2000s.

Michele Debczak
















Judy Blume.

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.

Sheri Radford
The spaghetti tree in all its glory.

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

Jon Mayer




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.

Sasha Weilbaker




Howard Carter.

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.

Stacy Conradt
Mia Goth in 'X.'

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.

Matthew Jackson