Did you know that the direction your dog faces when they poop might be as reliable as a compass? And that Doritos make a great firestarter?

THE LIST SHOW
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Medicine has evolved dramatically over the last century, but that doesn’t mean unexplainable medical anomalies have disappeared. We’re covering a few of them in the latest episode of The List Show.
In the latest episode of The List Show, we’re diving deep into a few of our favorite phrasal gaffes, from death nails and tenderhooks to bold-faced lies and beyond.
Don’t be surprised to see wild wallabies hopping around the UK.
In the latest episode of The List Show, we’re covering some eponyms you might not have realized were eponyms, from ‘mesmerize’ to ‘pants.’
From the fastest and biggest animals to the creatures with the strongest schnoz and the longest leap.
We love museums devoted to art, history, and science as much as the next person—but sometimes, our curiosity demands quirkier territory.
What exactly is a flop? To us, it’s something that arrived with great fanfare and big expectations, then ate pavement—hard. We’re covering just a few in the latest episode of The List Show.
In this episode of The List Show, Mental Floss editor-in-chief Erin McCarthy is covering works of art that went missing but were thankfully recovered—in the case of a couple of paintings, twice.
From the long legs of the jerboa to basically everything about the duck-billed platypus, evolution has taken some weird turns.
From breathing to tying your shoes, there are many everyday actions you could be doing differently.
Time capsules can hold anything from historic writings to Diana Ross’s fake eyelash.
These fluffy, scaly, and feathered friends will be missed.
From pirate queens to groundbreaking stunt pilots to the guy who gave us kitty litter, we’re covering a whole bunch of overlooked historical figures in the latest episode of The List Show.
Sometimes, wars end when someone’s kettle gets broken.
If the sun were the size of a basketball, the Earth would be no larger than a pinhead.
Old maps are littered with islands that have vanished. What happened to these strange and unexplainable lost lands? Did they ever exist in the first place?
We’re taking Strunk and White and grammarians everywhere to task in the latest episode of The List Show.
Want a bachelor’s degree in cannabis business? You can earn one from Oaksterdam University.
CPR, Post-It notes, and ciabatta bread were all invented way later than you might assume.
From Alice in Wonderland Syndrome to the real-life version of Benjamin Button’s disease, these rare conditions could come straight out of a storybook.