Mental Floss

TRAVEL

Some of them had no choice.

From the Founding Father who stuck whalebone where he shouldn’t have to the only known woman to have given herself a C-section.

Jake Rossen, Erin McCarthy
















The Dallol volcano in Ethiopia’s Danakil Desert is one of the most unearthly places on Earth.

From boiling lakes to glowing caves and hidden prehistoric villages, Earth is full of amazing and unexpected places.

Anna Green, Bess Lovejoy, Caitlin Schneider








Alternate labels for Millennials include ‘Echo Boomers’ and ‘Gen Y.’

Millennials might just be the most studied generation in history—and also perhaps the most misunderstood. We’re here to help separate fact from fiction.

Stacy Conradt