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This Biodegradable Face Mask Can Be Planted When You’re Done Using It

A Dutch designer has come up with an eco-friendly alternative to disposable face masks that's embedded with flower seeds.

An FBI photograph of the crime scene after the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum robbery, as seen in This is a Robbery: The World's Biggest Art Heist (2021).

12 Facts About the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Robbery—the World's Biggest Art Heist

On March 18, 1990, two men—dressed as police officers—talked their way into the side door of Boston's Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. Less than 90 minutes later, they had pulled off the largest art heist in history—which remains unsolved to this day.

It's time you saw Zion National Park's Narrows in person.

Celebrate National Park Week by Winning a $10,000 National Park Adventure

Waiting for a windfall to justify your dream vacation at Yellowstone National Park? This could be it.

Dishwashers can do more than just plates.

6 Things You Didn't Know You Could Put in the Dishwasher

The ubiquitous home appliance can do more than just dishes. It can also scrub oven mitts and get your spuds sparkling.

Retail stores want to give you plenty of overhead space. There's a scientific reason why.

The Reason Retail Stores Have Such High Ceilings

There's a surprising reason stores like consumers to have plenty of space above their heads. According to science, it's giving them room to think.

Chameleon Cold-Brew Wants to Pay You $3000 to Take More Coffee Breaks

If you're looking for an excuse to take more coffee breaks, check out this $3000 sweepstakes from an Austin, Texas-based coffee company.

Why You Should Be Watering Your Plants With Leftover Cooking Liquid

Instead of tossing out the water you used to boil eggs or vegetables, save the nutrient-rich liquid for your plants.

Budweiser thinks vaccinated folks deserve a free beer.

14 Brands Offering Freebies for Getting a COVID-19 Vaccine

From free Krispy Kreme doughnuts to free beer from Budweiser, here are all the things a COVID-19 vaccine qualifies you for.

Jeans sometimes have a fake pocket. There are reasons for that, but not they're not necessarily good ones.

The Reason Dresses and Jeans Have Fake Pockets

The illusion of a pocket has a lot to do with gender biases, fitting rooms, and the habits of the fashion industry.

Everyone loves Tom Holland—and Spider-Man.

The Most Popular Superhero in Every Country

A certain Marvel superhero seems to be universally beloved, but DC superheroes are pretty well-represented, too.

Sir David Attenborough pictured in the Maasai Mara, Kenya, in David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet (2020).

The 15 Best Nature Documentaries, According to Fans and Critics

Netflix's 'Seaspiracy' and the BBC's 'Blue Planet II' make the list of the top-rated nature documentaries.

Did Bigfoot Do It? Hulu's Sasquatch Investigates the Murder of Three California Cannabis Farmers

Did Bigfoot kill three cannabis farmers in Northern California decades ago? That's what 'Sasquatch'—a three-part true crime documentary series on Hulu—aims to find out.

The Staffordshire Hoard contains the one of the richest collections of Anglo-Saxon gold ever found.

20 Amazing Historical Discoveries in the Last 20 Years

Scientists and historians have made incredible finds—from the oldest human-made art to long-lost shipwrecks—in the 20 years since Mental Floss began.

Octopuses never have to say a farewell to arms for long.

On a Limb: How an Octopus Regrows Its Arms

The cephalopod is strikingly intelligent, but its most spectacular talent may be its ability to fully regrow arms lost to predators.

L to R: Wendi McLendon-Covey, Rose Byrne, Kristen Wiig, Melissa McCarthy, Maya Rudolph, and Ellie Kemper star in Bridesmaids (2011).

20 Surprising Facts About Bridesmaids

In 2011, 'Bridesmaids' silenced chauvinists who believed that men had the monopoly on laughs and spearheaded a wave of female-fronted comedies. It also turned Melissa McCarthy into a bankable leading lady.

Notable southpaw Tommy John pitching for the New York Yankees in the 1980s.

Why Are Left-Handed People Called Southpaws?

Southpaws are most often talked about in baseball and boxing. But which sport (if either) coined the term?

Fancy Feast Just Released a Cat Food-Inspired Cookbook for Humans

Because Fancy Feast’s “Seared Salmon Entrée with Spinach” is for cats—but you deserve to have some, too.

James Spader is the poster boy for '80s smarminess with Molly Ringwald in Pretty in Pink (1986).

Watch This Glorious Supercut of the 1980s' Most Memorable Movie Bullies

From Biff in 'Back to the Future' to James Spader in pretty much everything, audiences in the 1980s loved to hate a bully.

United's male-only flights lasted from 1953 to 1970. In addition to women, children were also banned from boarding.

Sexism at 40,000 Feet: When United Banned Women From Boarding Their Men-Only 'Executive' Flights

From 1953 to 1970, United Airlines offered a daily flight out of New York that catered exclusively to male passengers. The National Organization for Women (NOW) was having none of it.

No Country for Gnome Men: The UK Is Facing a Garden Gnome Shortage

The cheerful garden creatures are in short supply thanks to production issues and shipping constraints, leaving many a UK garden gnomeless.

12 Delicious Hot Dogs From Around the World

Across the United States and around the world, these delicious hot dogs take on different toppings and tastes.

Each Side of the World's Biggest Rubik's Cube Is 67 Square Feet

Just turning one row of the Guinness World Record holder for the largest Rubik's Cube on Earth is a serious feat.

Why Cats Like to Chew on Plastic—and How to Stop Them

Cats can often be found munching on plastic items, especially bags. Here's why they do it, and why they shouldn't.

A post-vaccine thumbs up is recommended.

5 Important Dos and Don’ts When You’ve Gotten Your COVID-19 Vaccine

Can you take Tylenol after your COVID-19 vaccine? What should you do with your vaccination card? Answers to those and more burning questions.

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