Jive vs. Jibe vs. Gibe: What’s the Difference?
This information might not jibe with what you’ve heard before.
This information might not jibe with what you’ve heard before.
Here are some mnemonic devices to help you master this triple homophonic whammy.
The candy-coated almonds are a traditional part of many Greek, Italian, and Middle Eastern wedding celebrations.
Nix those unnecessary stitches.
Just because lions were depicted frequently in medieval art and design doesn’t mean they were depicted well.
Ads used to be cloaked in secrecy before the big game. A 2011 Star Wars spot changed all that.
To figure out a little bit about why truffles are so expensive, Mental Floss talked to Vittorio Giordano, the Vice President and Truffle Guru at Urbani Truffles USA.
It wasn’t inspired by a beast of burden named Laurie, if that’s what you assumed.
Ever wonder why there are 5280 feet in a mile?
Apple’ s iPad is a versatile computing device that has pretty much anything a user could ever want—except a standard calculator. Here’ s why.
We dig into this winter puzzler.
‘Cacao’ and ‘cocoa’ started out as synonyms—but there’s a little more to unpack in today’s product labels.
Diamonds are forever. So is debt, if you’re not careful.
Christmas is one of the most profitable times of the year for film studios, who count on people desperate to get away from their families for a couple of hours.
Celine Dion recently announced that she has been diagnosed with stiff-person syndrome (SPS), a rare and progressive neurological disorder that only affects about one or two out of every 1 million people.
Jesus’s birthday is subject to interpretation, and there are plenty of intriguing theories to explain how we landed on December 25 to celebrate Christmas.
Sometimes chocolate looks a little rough. And you might be to blame.
You’d never reach for cold French fries. How does cold pizza manage to remain so delicious?
Kevin Feige and the brains at Marvel may have perfected the art of the post-credits tease, but they didn't invent it.
It’s worth learning the difference between these spirits.
There are some cars with back windows that open fully—but here’s why they’re not more common.
If you can iron your shirt with your cell phone brick, you've got a problem.
No, you're not supposed to use the square McFlurry spoons from McDonald's like a straw.
Deciding when to use an em dash instead of some other punctuation mark is largely up to you—except in situations that call for an en dash or hyphen.