Publix The Disputed Origins of Publix’s Chicken Tender Subsmentalfloss.com - BY Ellen Gutoskey After Popeyes released its new chicken sandwich last week, a heated battle broke out on Twitter over which fast food chain offers the best one. …
Conspiracies Bielefeld, Germany, Is Offering $1.1 Million If You Can Prove the Conspiracy Theory That It's Not Realmentalfloss.com - BY Michele Debczak There are numerous conspiracy theories attached to specific locations. Area 51 is more famous for its association with aliens than as a U.S. Air …
Pets Hard Sell: A History of the Pet Rockmentalfloss.com - BY Jake Rossen You may have heard the story of the Pet Rock, the Mexican beach stone that could be purchased in bulk for less than a penny, retailed for $3.95, and …
Amelia EarhartCould Gigantic Coconut Crabs Have Played a Part in Amelia Earhart’s Mysterious Disappearance? At Least One Scientist Thinksmentalfloss.com - BY Ellen Gutoskey Amelia Earhart's disappearance during her attempt to fly around the world has captivated historians and conspiracy theorists for more than 80 years. …
Ethics This London Pub Might Be the Most Ethical Bar in the Worldmentalfloss.com - BY Garin Pirnia Pub owner Randy Rampersad is doing his part for sustainability. In June, he opened the Green Vic—a play on the fictional Queen Vic pub in the soap …
Titanic Submarine Expedition Reveals Parts of the Titanic Have Fully Decayedmentalfloss.com - BY Michele Debczak In 1985, oceanographers Robert Ballard, Jean-Louis Michel, and their crew located the wreck of the RMS Titanic at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean. …
MoviePass A MoviePass Security Gaffe Leaves Tens of Thousands of Accounts Exposedmentalfloss.com - BY Jake Rossen When MoviePass launched a $9.95 subscription service in 2017, it was heralded as nothing less than a revolution in the moviegoing experience. The …
Mozart The Mysterious Deaths of 6 Historical Figuresmentalfloss.com - BY Bess Lovejoy You might think that dying while famous means a well-documented death proceeding from an obvious cause, but nothing could be further from the truth. …
Friends (TV Series) A Friends Jewelry Collection Just Launched From Alex and Ani for the Show's 25th Anniversarymentalfloss.com - BY Jessica Bowman The 25th anniversary of Friends is coming in September, and there is no shortage of ways you can celebrate, whether you binge-watch the series while …
Arkansas Thomas Franklin Vaughns, 99-Year-Old Former Mechanic for the Tuskegee Airmen, Just Received Five Army Medalsmentalfloss.com - BY Ellen Gutoskey After his service in the Korean War, Thomas Franklin Vaughns was so desperate to come home that he didn’t stick around to collect his National …
Costco Costco Is Now Selling a $20 Cheese Flightmentalfloss.com - BY Garin Pirnia Whether or not you know why Costco employees check receipts at the exit or have a handle on all the perks the company offers, there's one thing about …
Cats The Cat Sanctuary That Sits Near the Ancient Roman Site Where Julius Caesar Was Murderedmentalfloss.com - BY Garin Pirnia Cats will sleep anywhere—even in ancient ruins. Located in Rome, Colonia Felina di Torre Argentina is a cat sanctuary on the site where conspirators …
Teeth 13 Facts About the Tooth Fairymentalfloss.com - BY Garrett Williams Losing a tooth can be a scary experience, so it’s no surprise that parents throughout history have created rituals to celebrate this rite of passage. …
Schools Why Do Students Get Summers Off?mentalfloss.com - BY Lucas Reilly It’s commonly believed that school kids started taking summers off in the 19th century so they’d have time to work on the farm. Nice as that story …
Stranger Things Netflix's Stranger Things Season 3 Video Is Full of Easter Eggs You Might Have Missedmentalfloss.com - BY Jessica Bowman Stranger Things's third season was full of many surprising twists and turns, not to mention some awkward teen romances. While the gruesome Mind …
Weird 22 Weird Jobs From 100 Years Agomentalfloss.com - BY Alvin Ward Before everyone started working in tech, people actually had their choice of eclectic and strange vocations that put food on their old-timey tables. …
Switzerland Lost Sketches From The Little Prince Have Been Discovered in Switzerlandmentalfloss.com - BY Jake Rossen French aviator and author Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's The Little Prince, published in 1943, has long been regarded as one of the most compelling books …
Amazon This Stunning Tiny ‘Cliff’ House on Amazon Costs $105,000 (and Up)mentalfloss.com - BY Michele Debczak Tiny houses are cheaper, simpler, and definitely more portable than full-sized homes, and thanks to online retailers, they're easier to purchase. On …
Museums The Definition of Museum Could Be Changingmentalfloss.com - BY Ellen Gutoskey If you’ve always casually defined museum as “a place to see art or historical objects,” you’re not necessarily wrong. But the International Council …
Lady and the Tramp Disney's Lady and the Tramp Remake Will Star a Mixed-Breed Rescue Dog Named Montementalfloss.com - BY Michele Debczak Following the success of The Lion King, Lady and the Tramp will be the next classic Disney movie to be revamped in 2019. And while most of Disney's …
Recipes 3 Cold Coffee Treats To Beat The Heatmentalfloss.com - BY Jon Mayer Loving coffee is a year-round activity, but in the dog days of summer you may not be in the mood for a steaming hot cup of joe. That’s why we asked …
Area 51 10 Out of This World Facts About Area 51mentalfloss.com - BY Claudia Dimuro Though it's officially a a flight testing facility, the Nevada-based Area 51 has been associated with alien sightings and secret government studies …
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Libraries This Convenient, Comfortable Travel Pillow Doesn’t Wrap Around Your Neckmentalfloss.com - BY Ellen Gutoskey If an angry bit of airplane turbulence has recently whammed your forehead into the window, you probably have the bruises to prove that sleeping on …
Elizabeth I Fabric Allegedly From Queen Elizabeth I’s Only Surviving Piece of Clothing Is Going on Displaymentalfloss.com - BY Ellen Gutoskey When Eleri Lynn, curator of historic dress at Historic Royal Palaces, first laid eyes on the Bacton altar cloth, she had a feeling that it wasn’t …
Salmon Fish Tube: How the 'Salmon Cannon' Works and Why It's Importantmentalfloss.com - BY Jake Rossen If you’ve been on the internet at any point in the past week, you’ve certainly come across footage of wildlife conservationists stuffing salmon into …
Red Pandas Virginia Zoo Is Auctioning Off the Chance to Name Its New Red Panda Tripletsmentalfloss.com - BY Michele Debczak The red panda population at the Virginia Zoo grew significantly earlier this summer, The Virginian-Pilot reports. On June 18, mother Masu and father …
Expedia How to Book Your Dream Vacation Now and Pay Latermentalfloss.com - BY Michele Debczak Many websites make booking travel fast, cheap, and easy—but when it comes time to hit purchase, they still expect you to pay for your trip upfront. …
Ants 11 Fun Facts About Them!mentalfloss.com - BY Mark Mancini In the 1950s, Elvis was king, hula hooping was all the rage, and movie screens across America were overrun with giant arthropods. Back then, Tarantula …
