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Larry David Shared His Favorite Episode of Seinfeld
“I was ready to pack the whole thing in if they didn’t let us do this show … Fortunately, they didn’t say a word. I was shocked,” David said.
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11 Hair-Raising Facts About Cat People
'Cat People' made millions for RKO Pictures and subversively revolutionized the horror genre. Here are 11 facts about this hair-raising classic.
The Northern Lights Storms Are Getting Names—and You Can Offer Up Your Suggestions
Whether you’ve seen a northern lights show in Alaska, Iceland, or not at all, you’re eligible to suggest they name the next storm after your dog.
When a Long Island Housewife Handed Out Arsenic to Kids on Halloween
Helen Pfeil thought some kids were much too old for treats, so she played a nasty trick on them instead.
The Reason Supreme Court Justices Wear Black Robes
The tradition of judges wearing black robes goes back centuries, but the meaning behind it is as timely as ever.
The 25 Greatest Vampire Movies Ever Made
Filmmakers have been making movies about vampires almost since the inception of motion pictures, and our public fascination with these creatures of the night has not yet dimmed. Here are 25 of the best of them.
Jimi Hendrix’s Connection to Hogan's Alley—Vancouver's Lost Black Neighborhood
Jimi Hendrix was born in Seattle but spent much of his childhood in Vancouver, British Columbia, where his grandparents lived in Hogan's Alley—a historical Black neighborhood that was lost to time and urban renewal.
Why Does the Supreme Court Have Nine Justices?
The Constitution never specified a number of Supreme Court justices, and it’s fluctuated quite a lot over the years.
12 Very Haunted Roads
What could be scarier than driving down a dark road at night? Driving down one of these dark roads at night. If any of the below roads—compiled by Commercial Truck Trader—pop up on your GPS this spooky season, consider finding an alternate route.
McBroken: This Website Saves You a Trip to McDonald's By Telling You If Their Ice Cream Machine Is Down
No need to run to McDonald's to find out that the ice cream machine is busted. A new website tracks the availability of its deliciousness in real time.
The Secret Society That Left a Trail of Human Skeletons in its Wake
The Independent Order of Odd Fellows has long promoted goodwill among all, but its disbanded lodges had a habit of leaving behind human remains for the new occupants to discover.
How Gangsters and the Media Helped Make Trick or Treating a Halloween Tradition
The practice of trick or treating didn't appear in North America until the 1930s, when kids started emulating front-page criminals and used principles of extortion and racketeering to demand candy—or else.
Target Parking Lots Will Host Drive-Thru Trick or Treating This Halloween
Target locations around the country will become “Boo Avenues,” a less germy way to celebrate the holiday.
How Lolita Author Vladimir Nabokov Helped Ruth Bader Ginsburg Find Her Voice
Before Vladimir Nabokov gained fame for ‘Lolita,’ he helped hone the writing skills of a future Supreme Court icon.
America’s Most Popular Horror Movie Villains, Mapped
From Chucky to Frankenstein, these are the horror movie villains people are searching for in all 50 states.
History Vs. Bonus Episode: Fact Checking Theodore Roosevelt
In this final bonus episode of History Vs., Erin and Mental Floss fact checker Austin Thompson discuss the challenges and delights of tracking down the truth about Theodore Roosevelt—and bust some TR myths, too. Learn more about your ad-choices at https
Late MythBusters Star Grant Imahara Honored With New STEAM Foundation
Grant Imahara, who passed away in July at age 49, is the namesake of The Grant Imahara STEAM Foundation, which will help bring opportunities to students.
Someone Created an Amazing LEGO Portrait of Fleabag's "Hot Priest" Andrew Scott
Andrew Scott’s unforgettable performance in Phoebe Waller-Bridge's 'Fleabag' warrants a LEGO portrait or two.
10 Facts About Sagamore Hill, Theodore Roosevelt's Home
Theodore Roosevelt had very particular ideas about how Sagamore Hill should be designed—including "a very big piazza ... where we could sit in rocking chairs and look at the sunset." Here what you should know about Roosevelt's "Summer White House."
How African Dust Storms Create the Caribbean’s Beautiful Beaches—and Protect Them from Hurricanes
Bermuda's red soil and the Bahamas's white-sand beaches might have come from the same place: the Sahara Desert.
The 50 Most Searched Halloween Costumes on Google
Plenty of people want to go all out as Baby Yoda or Beetlejuice, but even more just want to throw on a pointy hat and call it a day.
ScareHouse: How a Famously In-Your-Face Haunted House Is Using the Pandemic to Its Advantage
During its first 20 years, every face paint-caked zombie or masked ghoul working at ScareHouse was taught one maxim: Get into people’s personal space. Then the COVID-19 pandemic arrived.
13 Retro Gifts for Millennials
No matter what generation you belong to, consider these retro gifts when shopping for the Millennials in your life.
Wa Wa Wee Wa: The Origin of Borat's Favorite Catchphrase
The pervasive slang term was everywhere following the 2006 release of 'Borat.' But it isn't made up.