The List Show

Throw the grammar rulebook out the window.

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.

This image would have made no sense prior to the 1970s.

CPR, Post-It notes, and ciabatta bread were all invented way later than you might assume.

The world of medicine is even stranger than you can imagine.

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.

You’re probably not pronouncing that word correctly.

Sorry to break it to you, but ‘mischievous’ isn’t “miss-CHEE-vee-uss,” and ‘boatswain’ isn’t “BOAT-swain.” We’re breaking it all down in the latest episode of The List Show on YouTube.

Mountaineers making their way to the summit out Mount Everest.

From the world’s tallest peaks to its deepest lakes and beyond

From the Macon Whoopees to the Piedmont-Westernport Drybugs and beyond.

The act of protesting has a long and productive history.

It seems pants are a common place for smugglers to conceal animals.

Western scientists have doubted the existence of everything from the rhinoceros to the gorilla.

Let’s just say you’ll be super grateful for your toothpaste and toilet paper after watching the latest episode of The List Show.

From rabbits to butterflies, learn the surprising origins of these animal names.

Being an astronaut isn’t as glamorous as you were led to believe.

In the latest episode of The List Show, we’re tackling some fun facts—and the occasional harsh truth—about the careers you imagined for yourself as a kid.

In this episode of The List Show, host and Mental Floss editor-in-chief Erin McCarthy breaks down some commonly confused pairs.

This episode of The List Show is all about why we say what we say—from the poem that gave us ‘albatross around your neck’ to the hands that gave us ‘hands down.’

Which weird record occurred in your state?

Every U.S. state’s strangest Guinness World Record, from gargantuan salad fodder in Alaska to Wyoming’s longest beard chain.

History is full of jobs that are no longer needed due to technology, cultural advances, and everything in between.

Most of the animals we’re covering in the latest episode of The List Show aren’t out to hurt you on purpose—but you still don’t want to face off with them.

Goats have accents, hippos sweat something that looks like blood, and mosquitoes love feet. In the latest episode of The List Show, host Erin McCarthy dives into 28 animal facts that are sure to make you go "WTF?"

In the latest episode of Misconceptions, host Justin Dodd is investigating some enduring myths about journalism, from its alleged bias to premature reports of its death.

A 4000-year-old dog walks into a 4000-year-old bar ... / AevanStock, Master1307, and saoirse2013, via Shutterstock

The oldest joke in recorded history is a fart joke that dates all the way back to 1900 BCE.

We’re covering practical tips (like the scent that will alert you to an impending electrical fire) to decidedly stranger ones (how to get out of a kangaroo attack) in the latest episode of The List Show.

A map of the 63 National Parks in the U.S.

From Acadia to Zion, the U.S. has some pretty majestic national parks. Here’s one fun fact about every single one—plus a map so you can see where they all are.

Thomas Edison, awaiting a ghostly phone call.

Henry Ford’s car made of soybeans and Thomas Edison’s ghost-detecting telephone are just two little-known creations of history’s most famous inventors.

6 Grammar Rules You Can Break

12 Quirky Colleges and Learning Institutes

26 Things That Are Younger Than You Think

6 Super-Rare Medical Conditions

15 Words You Think You’re Pronouncing Correctly (But You’re Probably Not)

29 Geographical Superlatives That Will Change How You See the World

11 Defunct Sports Teams

12 Protests That Changed the World

10 Bizarre Animal Smuggling Stories

8 Animals People Didn’t Think Were Real

10 Bizarre Historical Hygiene Practices

The Surprising Origins of 25 Animal Names

10 Surprising Facts About Your Childhood Dream Jobs

14 Commonly Confused Things

The Forgotten Sources of 12 Phrases

The Weirdest Guinness World Records Set in Each U.S. State (and Washington, D.C.)

13 Odd and Obsolete Occupations

22 Animals You Really Don’t Want to Mess With

28 WTF Facts About Animals

4 Misconceptions About Journalism

9 of the World’s Oldest Jokes and Brainteasers

11 Facts That Could Save Your Life

1 Fact About All 63 U.S. National Parks

35 Lesser-Known Inventions of Famous Inventors