Mental Floss

MF EXPLAINS IT ALL

Scare crows may deter crows and blackbirds, but you'll have to make some modifications for them to really work.

Mark Mancini




Watching a scary movie can definitely send shivers down your spine—but why?

You’re watching a scary movie or the music swells during your favorite song—the shiver up and down your spine is your body responding to a range of emotions.

Stephanie DePetrillo




















You rang?

Cats and “Pspsps” go together like toddlers and the crinkling wrapper of a candy bar that you were trying to eat in secret. What gives?

Ellen Gutoskey