Mental Floss
MENU
CLOSE
  • BIG QUESTIONS
  • QUIZZES
  • BIOGRAPHIES
  • LISTS
  • AMAZING FACTS
  • STORE

SECTIONS

  • BIG QUESTIONS
  • JOB SECRETS
  • HISTORY VS.
  • KENNECTIONS
  • LIVE SMARTER
  • QUIZZES
  • RETROBITUARIES
  • SMART SHOPPING
  • #TBT

BIOGRAPHIES

  • AUTHORS
  • SCIENTISTS
  • ARTISTS
  • U.S. PRESIDENTS
  • MILITARY

TOPICS

  • ANIMALS
  • ARCHAEOLOGY
  • ART
  • CORONAVIRUS
  • DIY
  • ENTERTAINMENT
  • FOOD
  • HEALTH
  • HISTORY
  • LANGUAGE
  • OLYMPICS
  • SCIENCE
  • SPORTS
  • TECHNOLOGY
  • TRAVEL

TOPICS

  • ANIMALS
  • ARCHAEOLOGY
  • ART
  • CORONAVIRUS
  • DIY
  • ENTERTAINMENT
  • FOOD
  • HEALTH
  • HISTORY
  • LANGUAGE
  • OLYMPICS
  • SCIENCE
  • SPORTS
  • TECHNOLOGY
  • TRAVEL

TOPICS

  • ANIMALS
  • ARCHAEOLOGY
  • ART
  • CORONAVIRUS
  • DIY
  • ENTERTAINMENT
  • FOOD
  • HEALTH
  • HISTORY
  • LANGUAGE
  • OLYMPICS
  • SCIENCE
  • SPORTS
  • TECHNOLOGY
  • TRAVEL

ABOUT

  • ABOUT US
  • AUTHORS
  • COOKIE POLICY
  • CONTACT
  • CUSTOMER SERVICE
  • PITCH A STORY
  • PRIVACY
  • RSS
  • STORE
  • TERMS
MENTAL FLOSS
ABOUT RSS CONTACT US PRIVACY POLICY COOKIE POLICY TERMS OF SERVICE
FLOOR8 12UP 90MIN
MentalFlossVideo on YouTube @mental_floss on Instagram @mental_floss on Instagram @mental_floss on Twitter
Subscribe to our Newsletter!
SIGN UP NOW
FLOOR8 12UP 90MIN
×
CLOSE

summer

Turn Any Drink Into a Frozen Treat With This Slushie Cup

Color Land/Amazon

Turn Any Drink Into a Frozen Treat With This Slushie Cup

Enjoy the Great Outdoors With a DIY Gazebo From Amazon

Palram/Amazon

Enjoy the Great Outdoors With a DIY Gazebo From Amazon

Plop This Inflatable Hot Tub on Your Lawn and Relax in Style

Coleman/Amazon

Plop This Inflatable Hot Tub on Your Lawn and Relax in Style

Workouts Are a Breeze With This Mini Collar Fan

Photo by Karolina Grabowska from Pexels

Workouts Are a Breeze With This Mini Collar Fan

Why Can’t You Wear White After Labor Day?

A white dress after Labor Day? Uh-oh!

This Insulated Bowl Keeps Your Ice Cream From Melting in the Summer Heat

Which flavor are you calling dibs on?

7 Top-Rated Portable Air Conditioners You Can Buy Right Now

Black + Decker/Amazon

Drift Away on This Friends-Themed Pool Float That Matches Monica’s Iconic Purple Door

Paladone/Amazon

Create Your Own Backyard Oasis With This $28 Hammock

The Wise Owl Outfitters hammock.

Move Over, Mister Softee: Margarita Trucks Are Bringing Cocktails to Your Doorstep

The margarita man cometh.

The 10 Best Beaches in America, According to Dr. Beach

Grayton Beach? More like Blue-Ton Beach.

15 Summer ‘Blockbusters’ That Completely Tanked at the Box Office

Annabelle Wallis and Tom Cruise brought doom to the box office with The Mummy (2017).

15 Facts About the Summer Solstice

lloyd-horgan/iStock via Getty

Passy Pete, Maine’s Answer to Punxsutawney Phil, Predicts an Early Winter

TiktaAlik/iStock via Getty Images

10 Oversized Water Toys That Are Worth the Splurge

RAVE Sports, Amazon

The Mister Softee Jingle Has Lyrics

By Rjsswf8, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
PREV
12
NEXT
MENTAL FLOSS
ABOUT RSS CONTACT US PRIVACY POLICY COOKIE POLICY TERMS OF SERVICE
FLOOR8 12UP 90MIN
MentalFlossVideo on YouTube @mental_floss on Instagram @mental_floss on Instagram @mental_floss on Twitter
Subscribe to our Newsletter!
SIGN UP NOW
FLOOR8 12UP 90MIN