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Our 40 Favorite Stories of 2021

From Universal Orlando's wild (and usually inoperable) 'Jaws' ride of the '90s to the very real—and very captive—tiger shark that threw up a human arm and sparked a 1935 murder investigation, the Mental Floss team is sharing some of our favorite stories f

Common Misconceptions About the Stone Age

The Stone Age timeline encompasses a huge chunk of prehistory—and life wasn’t only about hunting and gathering.

This hand contains one of Saint Nicholas’s fingers.

7 Places You Can See St. Nicholas's Bones

Over the centuries, relic fragments of what are said to be St. Nick’s bones have been acquired by an impressive number of churches around the world.

6 Misconceptions About the Vikings

From those famous horned helmets to the vaunted fiery funerals, we're busting your favorite Viking misconceptions.

A small fort along Hadrian's Wall in northern England.

New Interactive Tool Lets You Explore England's Hidden Archaeological Wonders From the Comfort of Home

Stonehenge is there, of course. So are Iron Age farms, Bronze Age burial mounds, Industrial Age coal mines, and more.

Workers sift for treasure at Sutton Hoo in 1939.

Explore the Sutton Hoo Ship Burial Through These Newly Digitized Photos From the Dig

The Sutton Hoo ship burial excavation was meticulously captured by two amateur photographers. Now, you can see their work online.

A photo of the skeleton taken when it was originally excavated from the burial site.

3000-Year-Old Remains in Japan Belong to the World’s Oldest Known Shark Attack Victim, Study Finds

The skeleton, unearthed at an archaeological site near Japan’s Seto Inland Sea, had almost 800 injuries.

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