INVENTIONS

He built it in his shed. He knocked down a brick wall with an axe to get it out.

John Muir was more than a great explorer and advocate of national parks—he was also an ingenious inventor.

A new museum in Helsingborg, Sweden showcases corporate duds.

Because not every invention can be a home run.

It would cost $900 in today's dollars.

With thousands of mousetrap patents in the United States, it seems people can’t resist innovating new ways to slay vermin.

When Margaret Atwood got tired of long book tours, she developed a pen that would sign books for her long-distance.

What could possibly go wrong?

In this episode of mental_floss' List Show, John Green reveals a few things you probably didn't know about Tesla, Nobel, and more.

From the man who died because of a failed parachute suit to the daredevil who perished in a stunt gone wrong, sometimes brilliance comes with a price.

Their inventor originally wanted them in the shape of a curvaceous, kneeling woman.

Thompson's creation sped up the manufacturing process—and revolutionized the American diet.