Mental Floss

HEALTH

Celine Dion performs in London's Hyde Park.

Celine Dion recently announced that she has been diagnosed with stiff-person syndrome (SPS), a rare and progressive neurological disorder that only affects about one or two out of every 1 million people.

Jennifer Billock








Pray to your porcelain god.

Half of the world’s population—nearly 4 billion people—lack safe and sanitary toilet facilities. Here are a few facts to make you appreciate our lovely loos.

Lina Zeldovich
















Wellcome polio vaccine dropped on to sugar lump for child patient.

Go check those medical records to see if you’re vaxxed, and meanwhile, learn more about the polio with these nine facts.

Jennifer Billock
Heat waves are tough to endure.

The conditions for stifling heat are pretty easy to explain, and so is the solution: Keep cool.

Jake Rossen