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Fruitcake is a shelf-stable food unlike any other. So what is it that makes the holiday treat so freakishly hardy?

Shaunacy Ferro










Bill Murray stars in Scrooged (1998).

Director Richard Donner called 'Scrooged,' his adaptation of Charles Dickens's 'A Christmas Carol,' the movie where Bill Murray became "an actor."

Jennifer M Wood
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To get a better idea of what goes on between those stacks of infamously fake towels at Bed Bath & Beyond, Mental Floss reached out to three former employees.

Jake Rossen
Think beyond the Thanksgiving leftover sandwich.

Instead of pushing untouched stuffing and turkey into the depths of the fridge, try out these Thanksgiving leftover ideas to spread Turkey Day cheer a little bit longer.

Nicole Garner, Garin Pirnia
Think beyond the Thanksgiving leftover sandwich.

Instead of pushing untouched stuffing and turkey into the depths of the fridge, try out these Thanksgiving leftover ideas to spread Turkey Day cheer a little bit longer.

Nicole Garner, Garin Pirnia






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More than a half-century after his assassination cut his presidency short, JFK remains one of history’s most intriguing figures—and, according to Gallup, America’s favorite president.

Jennifer M Wood