This Caturday, Watch Two Kitties Duke It Out in the World’s Oldest Cat 'Video'
With this early film of a staged cat fight, Thomas Edison may have inadvertently predicted our viral cat video obsession.
With this early film of a staged cat fight, Thomas Edison may have inadvertently predicted our viral cat video obsession.
The ubiquitous packaging is everywhere, from cereal to deliveries to impromptu cat beds. But where did it come from?
After feeling uneasy about IV treatment for her autoimmune disease, 12-year-old Ella Casano decided to give her IV pole a makeover.
You know Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone. But did you also know that Bell is the person we have to thank for the metal detector? In this week's List Show, Mental Floss editor-in-chief Erin McCarthy is sharing facts about 35 lesser-known inven
The Ferris line of personal item organizers allows you to grab only the things you need, leaving behind the things you don't.
Need help dragging yourself out of bed in the morning? The Barisieur is half coffeemaker, half alarm clock. It can brew coffee or loose-leaf tea, and even has compartments to for milk and sugar. Here's how to buy one for yourself.
When an expensive bill came due and Tesla was broke, the famous scientist and inventor got creative.
John Murray Spear said the spirits told him how to create a perpetual motion machine. But things didn't go quite according to plan.
Get to know the brilliant African American innovators who brought you blood banks, personal computers, touch-tone telephones, and more.
It comes with built-in air freshener and dog treats.
You may have heard some tales about Thomas Crapper, the Victorian-era inventor and sanitary engineer, but there’s a good chance those stories are untrue. In honor of Thomas Crapper Day on January 27, we want to set the record straight.
Happy National Popcorn Day!
Thank him for making tasty frozen pizza a reality.
An ingenious way to take aerial photos.
Even its inventor was worried about calling it a "lie detector."
Horse-powered cars, bombs with cat flaps, self-steering golf balls: Arthur Paul Pedrick may not have been the world's most successful inventor, but he was undoubtedly one of the most creative.
The glass armonica was Benjamin Franklin's biggest contribution to the world of music—and then it started to kill people.
His invention saved <em>Titanic</em> passengers.
Michael Faraday's formal schooling was limited, but his work as a bookbinder allowed him to learn about chemistry, physics, and a mysterious force called "electricity."
Hair booms sop up oil in a way that's gentle on the environment.
It turns poop into compost.
Spring clips deploy and absorb the shock.
ABC’s "Shark Tank" is a launching pad for entrepreneurs and their inventions. Check out 25 of the show’s most successful products, including Bombas socks, the Comfy, and more.
From a 17-mile-long particle accelerator to a football field–sized space observatory, these machines are marvels.