For more than a decade, 'Ghost Adventures' has been spooking up the airwaves of the Travel Channel, "capturing groundbreaking proof of the paranormal" on camera in hundreds of haunted destinations around the globe. Now he's sharing some of the show's behi

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Contemporary music has become a constantly expanding repository of classics whose origins sprung up from their most painful and profound experiences, the relationships that dominated portions of the artists’ lives, or just chance encounters that lodged in
In 1921, Edith Wharton became the first woman ever to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for her novel 'The Age of Innocence.'
In 1979, the cast and crew of 'Superman: The Movie' gathered again to finish making the highly anticipated sequel, 'Superman II.' Behind the scenes, however, the set was boiling with tensions and one-near fist fight.
If you can't find a bottle opener at home, a key, a lighter, and even a sheet of paper can work in a pinch.
Francis Ford Coppola's third installment in 'The Godfather' saga was not a welcome addition to the family.
If you want to spice up your calendar for the upcoming year, look no further than the holidays on this list.
Mental Floss's first print cover featured Albert Einstein’s tongue, and our first Instagram post was about Rice-A-Roni. Would we do it differently today? Of course not.
Mental Floss is turning 20 this year. To celebrate, we took a walk down memory lane with co-founders Will Pearson and Mangesh Hattikudur. Read on to find out more about the early days of the brand.
Celebrated author Patricia Highsmith, who was known for her psychological thrillers, believed that life "didn’t make sense without crime in it."
The Henley Passport Index tells you how many places you can visit with your passport. If yours is from Japan, we have good news.
For safety’s sake, if you have a driveway on your property, ice eradication should be a top priority. Here are four tried and tested strategies you can choose from.
If you're looking to leave the workforce, these are the best metro areas in the United States in which to be a retiree.
Millennials in North Dakota are saddled with much less student loan debt than their California counterparts.
National Treasure™ Betty White broke barriers starring as an “elderly” woman on 'The Golden Girls' at the ripe young age of 63.
While listening to Mental Floss's new podcast, 'The Quest for the North Pole,' learn the definitions for these common polar terms.
From fart jars to drinking urine, here are strange, gross, or downright dangerous historical methods people used to prevent catching a plague.
Here's a rundown of the most important and influential historical characters in the new podcast from Mental Floss, 'The Quest for the North Pole.'
Most people know that Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the only U.S. President who served more than two terms. Here are some other FDR facts you may not have learned in your history classes.
For most of history, the North Pole was the stuff of legends and wild theories. Now people run a marathon there every April. Here are more unexpected facts about the top of the world.
Owing to boredom, spite, or just plain artistic growth, some recording artists won't give audiences what they want.
Though it feels a little bit like choosing a favorite child, of the thousands of stories Mental Floss publishes in any year, our staffers are bound to have some particular favorites. Here are some of 2020's (Bay Boy included).