Video: Amazing Facts, Life Hacks, Misconceptions & More

In the latest episode of The List Show, we’re diving deep into a few of our favorite phrasal gaffes, from death nails and tenderhooks to bold-faced lies and beyond.

From familiar s’mores to a tropical plant from Southeast Asia, these latte flavors have gone viral in recent months.

Don’t be surprised to see wild wallabies hopping around the UK.

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These aquatic champions display incredible strength.

Whales and dolphins aren’t just neighbors. They’re also occasional playmates, according to new findings from Griffith University researchers.

Aging might seem scary, but you probably don’t have all of the facts.

The idea that older people need less sleep is just one common misconception.

This “Animal Crossing” player’s “42-acre” LEGO island is a miniature masterpiece.

These decorative mud balls can end up so shiny and colorful you’d assume they’re some sort of jewel. But you can actually make them at home.

We flipped the script on the Mental Floss contributor, ‘Jeopardy!’ host, and author of ‘The Complete Kennections,’ asking him to figure out what these folks all had in common.

Airline safety videos might be getting too amusing.

Laughing at a silly airplane safety video? You might not be retaining much safety information.

Matcha and coconut water go together like birds of a feather.

Curious about cloud matcha? Learn the simple steps to create this creamy tea at home.

Scientists in the Amazon have discovered a rare and puzzling bond between ocelots and opossums—two species typically seen as predator and prey.

Get the facts straight about your favorite AI chatbots.

If you’ve ever caught yourself sympathizing with ChatGPT, you may have fallen for one of these common misconceptions about AI.

What exactly is a flop? To us, it’s something that arrived with great fanfare and big expectations, then ate pavement—hard. We’re covering just a few in the latest episode of The List Show.

First live sighting of massive Antarctic squid caught on camera by Nat Geo

Scientists captured the elusive Antarctic gonate squid on camera for the first time during a National Geographic expedition.

Fabbriche di Careggine, a sunken town in Italy, emerges from under Lago di Vagli reservoir.

Forget Atlantis (which probably doesn’t exist)—we’re taking a trip to 10 real cities that ended up underwater.

In this episode of The List Show, Mental Floss editor-in-chief Erin McCarthy is covering works of art that went missing but were thankfully recovered—in the case of a couple of paintings, twice.

Take a look back at some of the weird and WTF things that happened during the aughts, from the bizarre trend that was Heelys to how users made Myspace their own.

Both the Arctic and Antarctica are cold and icy, but that’s basically where the similarities end.

A machine without electronics or software can walk, jump, and swim—showing how simple physics can compete with complex robotic systems.

History's Greatest Escapes w/ Arturo Castro | Amazing Facts with Mental Floss

The actor just wrapped up a podcast called ‘Greatest Escapes’—and now he’s dropping amazing facts about those escapes and more on the latest episode of Amazing Facts with Mental Floss.