Amazing facts and enjoyable anecdotes from the good people at mental_floss magazine.Tumblr (3.0; @mentalflossr)http://mentalflossr.tumblr.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/593ce57816883b0db899e6312cc8416d/tumblr_mn1sarNQZy1qfr58io1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://mentalfloss.com/article/19141/11-terrifying-images-old-soviet-playgrounds">11 Terrifying Images of Old Soviet Playgrounds</a></p>http://mentalflossr.tumblr.com/post/50817820915http://mentalflossr.tumblr.com/post/50817820915Sun, 19 May 2013 09:32:51 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/89d34ba9bc56137a9b408c023351f02a/tumblr_mmyg7slfJO1qfr58io1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Video: <a href="http://mentalfloss.com/article/50636/drive-around-london-1926">A Drive Around London in 1926</a></p>http://mentalflossr.tumblr.com/post/50664681782http://mentalflossr.tumblr.com/post/50664681782Fri, 17 May 2013 14:19:04 -0400<p><img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/37e5c44592e35100f4f292ad6b6839e3/tumblr_inline_mmwpit12NB1qz4rgp.jpg"/></p> <p class="p1"><a href="http://goo.gl/T23Cd">Here&#8217;s what the key grip, best boy, and gaffer actually do, plus the origins of all those titles.</a></p>http://mentalflossr.tumblr.com/post/50594625330http://mentalflossr.tumblr.com/post/50594625330Thu, 16 May 2013 15:45:00 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/3199c3a721cd6030525554576ad8862e/tumblr_mmvbonIJR51qfr58io1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://mentalfloss.com/article/50153/5-crazy-examples-fear-advertising">5 Vintage Ads Designed to Scare the Crap Out of You</a></p>http://mentalflossr.tumblr.com/post/50544371551http://mentalflossr.tumblr.com/post/50544371551Wed, 15 May 2013 21:48:23 -0400<p><a href="http://mentalfloss.com/article/50568/5-extremely-emo-scientific-phenomena">1. The Moth That Drinks Tears of Sleeping Birds</a></p>http://mentalflossr.tumblr.com/post/50502889484http://mentalflossr.tumblr.com/post/50502889484Wed, 15 May 2013 12:31:15 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ea8e4a0a2f3efbc2ce7d84ef93e41a77/tumblr_mmtlbyZtYM1qfr58io1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://mentalfloss.com/article/50570/11-nerdy-recipes-books-movies-and-tv"><span>11 Nerdy Recipes from Books, Movies and TV</span><span><span class="Apple-converted-space"><br/></span></span></a></p>http://mentalflossr.tumblr.com/post/50472018022http://mentalflossr.tumblr.com/post/50472018022Tue, 14 May 2013 23:21:34 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/834356e6d8d1b3b5aaba0c2ecfbc6dad/tumblr_mmt1lljOoB1qfr58io1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://mentalfloss.com/article/50583/finals-week-graphs-and-charts">Finals Week in Graphs and Charts</a></p>http://mentalflossr.tumblr.com/post/50439875066http://mentalflossr.tumblr.com/post/50439875066Tue, 14 May 2013 16:15:21 -0400<p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/3f7edaa752a33a63d30a8e90f29d82db/tumblr_inline_mmsnr5XMLX1qz4rgp.png"/></p> <p><a href="http://mentalfloss.com/article/50569/10-hotel-secrets-behind-front-desk">Jacob Tomsky has worked on the front lines of hotels for more than a decade, and he has some hospitality secrets to spill.</a></p>http://mentalflossr.tumblr.com/post/50423129598http://mentalflossr.tumblr.com/post/50423129598Tue, 14 May 2013 11:18:37 -0400<p><img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/8aa39ab0d6e3890aff91fd3bf27233e1/tumblr_inline_mmrrdv2jFy1qz4rgp.jpg"/></p> <p><a href="http://www.mentalfloss.com/article/50547/11-songs-brought-people-out-comas">11 Songs That Brought People Out of Comas</a><br/>*<br/><a href="http://www.mentalfloss.com/article/50529/11-patron-saints-food-drink-and-those-who-make-them">11 Patron Saints of Food, Coffee and Alcohol</a><br/>*<br/><a href="http://www.mentalfloss.com/article/50556/11-tv-theme-songs-tell-back-story">11&#160;TV Theme Songs That Tell the Back Story</a><br/>*<br/><a href="http://www.mentalfloss.com/article/50564/11-things-make-you-bad-driver">11 Things That Make You a Bad Driver</a><br/>*<br/><a href="http://www.mentalfloss.com/article/50534/11-discontinued-beverages-your-youth">11 Discontinued Beverages From Your Youth</a><br/>*<br/><a href="http://www.mentalfloss.com/article/50490/11-best-loved-regional-candies">11 of the Best-Loved Regional Candies</a><br/>*<br/><a href="http://mentalfloss.com/article/50557/11-unusually-shaped-coins">11 Unusually Shaped Coins</a><br/>*<br/><a href="http://mentalfloss.com/article/50460/11-movies-you-might-not-know-were-based-comic-books">11 Movies You Might Not Know Were Based on Comic Books</a><br/>*<br/><a href="http://www.mentalfloss.com/article/50484/11-embarrassing-incidents-caused-mascots">11 Embarrassing Incidents Caused by Mascots</a><br/>*<br/><a href="http://mentalfloss.com/article/50544/11-names-alphabetical-antics-and-other-word-games">Beyond the Palindrome! 11 Names for Spelling Quirks and Word Oddities</a><br/>*<br/><a href="http://mentalfloss.com/article/50515/11-new-york-city-maps-mapping-manhattan">11 Personalized Maps of Manhattan From an Awesome New Book</a><br/>*<br/><a href="http://mentalfloss.com/article/49155/11-geeky-engagement-ring-boxes">11 Geeky Wedding Ring Boxes</a><br/>*<br/><a href="http://mentalfloss.com/article/50531/11-baby-naming-trends-past">11 Baby Name Trends From the Past</a></p>http://mentalflossr.tumblr.com/post/50397231037http://mentalflossr.tumblr.com/post/50397231037Mon, 13 May 2013 23:45:00 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/0ede857de99344087a8a86425f891a7a/tumblr_mmr0zeFGpF1qfr58io1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://mentalfloss.com/article/50534/11-discontinued-beverages-your-youth">11 Discontinued Beverages From Your Youth</a></p>http://mentalflossr.tumblr.com/post/50353779182http://mentalflossr.tumblr.com/post/50353779182Mon, 13 May 2013 14:06:50 -0400<p>On the 11th of every month, we post a bunch of 11 lists. Unless the 11th falls on a weekend. In those months, we push the party back a couple days. Here&#8217;s what&#8217;s happened so far today:</p> <p><a href="http://mentalfloss.com/article/50460/11-movies-you-might-not-know-were-based-comic-books">11 Movies You Might Not Know Were Based on Comic Books</a><br/>*<br/><a href="http://www.mentalfloss.com/article/50484/11-embarrassing-incidents-caused-mascots">11 Embarrassing Incidents Caused by Mascots</a><br/>*<br/><a href="http://mentalfloss.com/article/50544/11-names-alphabetical-antics-and-other-word-games">Beyond the Palindrome! 11 Names for Spelling Quirks and Word Oddities</a><br/>*<br/><a href="http://mentalfloss.com/article/50515/11-new-york-city-maps-mapping-manhattan">11 Personalized Maps of Manhattan From an Awesome New Book</a><br/>*<br/><a href="http://mentalfloss.com/article/49155/11-geeky-engagement-ring-boxes">11 Geeky Wedding Ring Boxes</a><br/>*<br/><a href="http://mentalfloss.com/article/50531/11-baby-naming-trends-past">11 Baby Name Trends From the Past</a></p>http://mentalflossr.tumblr.com/post/50346048228http://mentalflossr.tumblr.com/post/50346048228Mon, 13 May 2013 11:41:00 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/9f908192f2df6c6a9be08447101cb1af/tumblr_mmqnzwopSX1qfr58io1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://mentalfloss.com/article/50531/11-baby-naming-trends-past">11 Baby Naming Trends of the Past</a></p>http://mentalflossr.tumblr.com/post/50340071538http://mentalflossr.tumblr.com/post/50340071538Mon, 13 May 2013 09:26:20 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/117db675ed330ced3a71f11ce6a0fdc0/tumblr_mmpz9iNmiM1qfr58io1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://mentalfloss.com/article/30642/11-signs-announcements-and-disclaimers-are-no-longer-necessary">11 Signs and Disclaimers That Are No Longer Necessary</a></p>http://mentalflossr.tumblr.com/post/50321164708http://mentalflossr.tumblr.com/post/50321164708Mon, 13 May 2013 00:32:06 -0400<p><span>1.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="http://mentalfloss.com/article/30659/founder-mothers-day-later-fought-have-it-abolished">The Founder of Mother&#8217;s Day Later Fought to Have It Abolished</a><span>, by Jonathan Mulinix</span><br/><span>*</span><br/><span>2.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="http://mentalfloss.com/article/22669/15-famous-people-who-used-teach">15 Famous People Who Used to Teach</a><span>, by Ethan Trex</span><br/><span>*</span><br/><span>3.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="http://mentalfloss.com/article/50466/origins-8-curious-body-part-names">The Origins of 8 Curious Body Part Names</a><span>, by Judith B. Herman</span><br/><span>*</span><br/><span>4.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="http://mentalfloss.com/article/50483/river-pigs-and-gong-farmers-7-jobs-we%E2%80%99re-glad-are-obsolete">7 Jobs We&#8217;re Glad Are Obsolete</a><span>, by Therese Oneill</span><br/><span>*</span><br/><span>5. </span><a href="http://mentalfloss.com/article/50442/10-contestants-earths-next-superpower">10 Contestants for Earth&#8217;s Next Superpower</a><span>, by Jeff Wilser</span><br/><span>*</span><br/><span>6. </span><a href="http://mentalfloss.com/article/50441/15-less-inspirational-quotes-book-moral-advice">15 Less-than-Inspirational Quotes from a Book of Moral Advice</a><span>, by Arika Okrent</span><br/><span>*</span><br/><span>7. </span><a href="http://mentalfloss.com/article/50450/50-things-turn-50-2013">50 Things That Turn 50 in 2013</a><span>, by Mark Juddery</span><br/><span>*</span><br/><span>8. </span><a href="http://mentalfloss.com/article/50504/10-badass-moms-who-deserve-their-own-holidays">10 Badass Moms Who Deserve Their Own Holidays</a><span>, by Judy Dutton</span><br/><span>*</span><br/><span>9. </span><a href="http://mentalfloss.com/article/50080/why-do-we-feel-hot-temperatures-lower-our-body-temp">Why Do We Feel Hot in Temperatures Lower Than Our Body Temp?</a><span>, by Matt Soniak</span><br/><span>*</span><br/><span>10. </span><a href="http://mentalfloss.com/article/50481/5-other-kidnapping-victims-who-survived-their-ordeals">5 Other Kidnapping Victims Who Survived Their Ordeals</a><span>, by Kara Kovalchik</span><span><span class="Apple-converted-space"><br/></span></span></p>http://mentalflossr.tumblr.com/post/50314192033http://mentalflossr.tumblr.com/post/50314192033Sun, 12 May 2013 22:52:47 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/b778eb18dcaa7829c93ba2a315acc0b9/tumblr_mmj9xu9UpP1qfr58io1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Today is National Lost Sock Memorial Day. Time to turn its partner into a puppet and buy a new pair.</p>http://mentalflossr.tumblr.com/post/50011358032http://mentalflossr.tumblr.com/post/50011358032Thu, 09 May 2013 09:39:30 -0400<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/hRMRCeQBAKI?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>This week on the mental_floss List Show: 38 Common Grammar and Spelling Mistakes</p>http://mentalflossr.tumblr.com/post/49953081586http://mentalflossr.tumblr.com/post/49953081586Wed, 08 May 2013 16:08:50 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/c851a8a50fa07ff977e0b345660d7f4e/tumblr_mmg6csQkUb1qfr58io1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.mentalfloss.com/article/50470/6-influential-stop-motion-movies-ray-harryhausen">6 Influential Stop-Motion Movies From Ray Harryhausen</a></p> <p>#RIP</p>http://mentalflossr.tumblr.com/post/49880465544http://mentalflossr.tumblr.com/post/49880465544Tue, 07 May 2013 17:29:16 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/327097b7100ae5a88175dc8a7b6fa80e/tumblr_mmfsccR1yX1qfr58io1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://mentalfloss.com/article/22669/15-famous-people-who-used-teach">15 Famous People Who Used to Teach</a></p>http://mentalflossr.tumblr.com/post/49861213982http://mentalflossr.tumblr.com/post/49861213982Tue, 07 May 2013 12:26:36 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/e9401405e2d10814a62b94d91b37fbbd/tumblr_mmeauy8PCH1qfr58io1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>In an age of relentlessly positive inspirational quote sharing, here’s a refreshingly discouraging breath of stale air: </p> <p><a href="http://www.mentalfloss.com/article/50441/15-less-inspirational-quotes-book-moral-advice">15 Less-than-Inspirational Quotes from a Book of Moral Advice</a></p>http://mentalflossr.tumblr.com/post/49799112375http://mentalflossr.tumblr.com/post/49799112375Mon, 06 May 2013 17:11:22 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/e85127d25d76ab4a137ca91534cef5f9/tumblr_mmdx9saUma1qfr58io1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://mentalfloss.com/article/50442/10-contestants-earths-next-superpower">10 Contestants for Earth’s Next Superpower</a></p>http://mentalflossr.tumblr.com/post/49780563872http://mentalflossr.tumblr.com/post/49780563872Mon, 06 May 2013 12:17:52 -0400