The Mythbusters Answer Your Questions!
It’s here — the mental_floss interview with the Mythbusters, featuring your questions! (Also here: a new season of the show, starting tonight: Wednesday, October 6! Set your DVRs — the new season...
View ArticleThe Quick 10: The Non-Football Careers of 10 Heisman Winners
Amid controversy on Saturday, Auburn’s Cam Newton was the 74th person to win the Heisman Trophy. Whether he’ll make it in the NFL remains to be seen – some of the most promising Heisman winners failed...
View ArticleShocking Truth about The Three Wise Men: They’re Chinese!
The story of the Three Wise Men has been told and retold since antiquity – but who were they? An intriguing ancient text, discovered in the Vatican archives by Brent Landau, suggests that they were …...
View ArticleThe Quick 10: 10 Amazing Discoveries by Kids
It’s all over the news the past couple of days: some astronomers spend a lifetime looking for a supernova, but a 10-year-old-girl found one on her first try. Here’s Kathryn Gray’s story and the stories...
View ArticleTen Notable Apocalypses That (Obviously) Didn’t Happen
The Bible says in Matthew 24:36 “No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.” That never stopped people from trying to predict when the world...
View ArticleHow to Catch a Boat Full of Fish
(YouTube link) Step 1: Get in a boat somewhere near Spoon River. Step 2: Wait. Step 3: FREAK. OUT. According to YouTuber boodhaman: My brother, nephews and a friend go “fishing” down a small drainage...
View Article9 Looks at History re-imagined with Monsters
Some narratives can’t be found in history books. That’s the kind of stuff we love here at the _floss. When artist Matthew Buchholz thinks about history, he imagines smokestacks and steel tycoons, but...
View ArticleDrivable R2-D2 Built For Make-A-Wish Kid To Enjoy
Matthew Grammer, a 7 year old who is being treated for acute lymphoblastic leukemia, asked for one of the coolest things ever as his Make-A Wish Foundation request–a giant, drivable R2-D2 so he can...
View ArticleGeologists Found Evidence of the Crucifixion of Jesus Earthquake
The Crucifixion, Currier & Ives/LOC According to the Gospel of Matthew, the earth shook during the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ: “And when Jesus had cried out again in a loud voice, he gave up his...
View Article13 Disturbing Pieces of Art from History
The media gets a lot of criticism for violent and disturbing imagery. Movies, TV, video games, tabletop RPGs, comic books, and various other things have all gone through periods where they’re blamed...
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