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The Truth Is Out There: The 25-Year Mystery of a Song From ’The X-Files’ Has Been Solved
For 25 years, a segment of 'The X-Files' fans have been wondering about the creative origins of a country song that played in the background of a scene in season 6. Finally, they have their answer.
Cosmc, a Forgotten ‘80s McDonald’s Character, Is Getting a Restaurant Chain
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The Final Days of John Lennon
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18 Fascinating Facts About the Boston Tea Party
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Watch Amazing Footage of a Meteorite Crashing in Russia
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10 Illuminating Facts About the Enlightenment
The period of scientific, artistic, and political revolutions isn’t known as the “Age of Reason” for nothing.
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Paul McCartney’s “Wonderful Christmastime“ is both a song people love to hate and a song people love to love. Musicologist Nate Sloan has some ideas as to why the song is so polarizing.
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The best gifts for commuters make your loved one’s journey to work something they’ll look forward to.
Watch a Master Woodworker Make a Christmas Ornament
In this 11-minute video, woodworker Frank Howarth makes what he calls an “inside-out Christmas ornament,” complete with a mini-Christmas tree inside.
Why Does Red Wine Give Some People Headaches?
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Charlemagne built one of the greatest empires in world history, but less than a century after his death, it was gone.
9 of the World’s Oldest Jokes and Brainteasers
In the latest episode of The List Show, host and Mental Floss editor-in-chief Erin McCarthy shares 9 jokes and brainteasers from history, including puzzling riddles and puns that transcend time.
Watch This Carnivorous Plant Consume an Unlucky Insect
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Every ‘TIME’ Person of the Year Since 1927
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Soviet Chanel: How “Red Moscow” Became the Most Popular Perfume in the USSR
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The UK Is Drowning in Fake Wonka Bars
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Why Does ‘Will Not’ Become ‘Won’t’?
Most contractions in English are pretty straightforward. Put it together, and shorten it up. But that isn't the case for ‘will not.’