With 1985 now 40 years gone, Mental Floss is taking a look at the people who were making headlines and emerging as cultural ...

To make the map below, Instacart analyzed potato chip orders made between June 28 and July 4 of 2024. Local potato chip ...

First, pour about a half-gallon of water into an aluminum pan. Mix a bit of dish detergent into the water, and slosh it ...

According to the findings, outdoorsy types are especially interested in Upstate New York’s Watkins Glen State Park. Located in the Finger Lakes Region, the park is famous for its stream that creates ...

We give you an obscure word with four definitions—one correct, three made up. Can you identify the correct one?

A science fiction writer called it an “artifact of such utter simplicity and perfection that it seems it must be either the ...

In the 1950s, the science kits sold in toy stores may have contained real radioactive material.

The search is on for the next Buddy. Submit your golden retriever’s video and join the legacy of the beloved Air Bud ...

Recently, Mental Floss broke down the state names that Americans find the hardest to pronounce, based on a study by language learning website Preply. As part of ...

Over a decade later, Yokoi’s seed of an idea would grow into Nintendo’s Game Boy, a deceptively simplistic device that proved ...

The nuclear anxiety of the 1950s led to two unlikely strategies: ducking under school desks and taking advice from a cartoon turtle.

Labubu dolls have been all the rage lately, gaining a devoted fanbase worldwide since their official release in 2019. Their popularity has also inspired some questionable behavior: Recently, thieves ...