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8 Surprisingly Fun Games Uncle Sam Told Soldiers to Play in 1943

The Week

8 Surprisingly Fun Games Uncle Sam Told Soldiers to Play in 1943

WWI Centennial

Austria-Hungary Rejects Serbia’s Response

WWI Centennial

Austria-Hungary Rejects Serbia’s Response

List

10 Extremely Magnified Photos of Plants

List

10 Extremely Magnified Photos of Plants

Design

How Urbanites Feel About Their City Spaces

Design

How Urbanites Feel About Their City Spaces

This Just In

River in China Mysteriously Turns Red

This Just In

River in China Mysteriously Turns Red

Animals

Band of Brothers, Plus a Bear

Animals

Band of Brothers, Plus a Bear

Words

What Your Pronunciation of These Words Tells Other People

Words

What Your Pronunciation of These Words Tells Other People

Miss Cellania

The Weird Week in Review

Miss Cellania

The Weird Week in Review

List

15 Future Stars Who Appeared on MTV’s Undressed

List

15 Future Stars Who Appeared on MTV’s Undressed

Modern Problems

"I hate makeup, but my friend says I should glam up every day."

Modern Problems

"I hate makeup, but my friend says I should glam up every day."

Videos

Magic Tricks You Can Do With Everyday Objects

Videos

Magic Tricks You Can Do With Everyday Objects

Big Question

How Do Royalties Work for "Weird Al" Songs?

Big Question

How Do Royalties Work for "Weird Al" Songs?

Brain Game

Down the Lane

Brain Game

Down the Lane

History

10 Weird Resuscitation Techniques From 200 Years Ago

History

10 Weird Resuscitation Techniques From 200 Years Ago

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Brain Game: Free Refills

Sandy Wood
Edison's Eccentric Job Interview Questions: A Cheat Sheet
Mental Floss Exclusive: Our Interview with Bill Watterson!
Why Do People Feel Phantom Cellphone Vibrations?
13 Sesame Street Muppets That Make a Difference

11 Cat Monuments

Miss Cellania
Edison's Eccentric Job Interview Questions: A Cheat Sheet
Mental Floss Exclusive: Our Interview with Bill Watterson!
Why Do People Feel Phantom Cellphone Vibrations?
13 Sesame Street Muppets That Make a Difference

Morning Cup of Links: Sir Paul and the Concert Proposal

Miss Cellania
Edison's Eccentric Job Interview Questions: A Cheat Sheet
Mental Floss Exclusive: Our Interview with Bill Watterson!
Why Do People Feel Phantom Cellphone Vibrations?
13 Sesame Street Muppets That Make a Difference

Morning Cup of Links: The Japanese Doctor Who

Miss Cellania
Edison's Eccentric Job Interview Questions: A Cheat Sheet
Mental Floss Exclusive: Our Interview with Bill Watterson!
Why Do People Feel Phantom Cellphone Vibrations?
13 Sesame Street Muppets That Make a Difference

Brain Game: Like Sugar

Sandy Wood
Edison's Eccentric Job Interview Questions: A Cheat Sheet
Mental Floss Exclusive: Our Interview with Bill Watterson!
Why Do People Feel Phantom Cellphone Vibrations?
13 Sesame Street Muppets That Make a Difference

Morning Cup of Links: Grandma's First Roller Coaster

Miss Cellania
Edison's Eccentric Job Interview Questions: A Cheat Sheet
Mental Floss Exclusive: Our Interview with Bill Watterson!
Why Do People Feel Phantom Cellphone Vibrations?
13 Sesame Street Muppets That Make a Difference

OREO Minis: Mel’s Mini Mini Mart [Sponsored]

What’s in Mel’s Mini Mini Mart? One mini wonderfilled thing: OREO Minis.

Edison's Eccentric Job Interview Questions: A Cheat Sheet
Mental Floss Exclusive: Our Interview with Bill Watterson!
Why Do People Feel Phantom Cellphone Vibrations?
13 Sesame Street Muppets That Make a Difference

Brain Game: Taking Up Space

Sandy Wood
Edison's Eccentric Job Interview Questions: A Cheat Sheet
Mental Floss Exclusive: Our Interview with Bill Watterson!
Why Do People Feel Phantom Cellphone Vibrations?
13 Sesame Street Muppets That Make a Difference

Brain Game: Meet Beth

Sandy Wood
Edison's Eccentric Job Interview Questions: A Cheat Sheet
Mental Floss Exclusive: Our Interview with Bill Watterson!
Why Do People Feel Phantom Cellphone Vibrations?
13 Sesame Street Muppets That Make a Difference

Morning Cup of Links: The Simpsons LEGO House

Miss Cellania
Edison's Eccentric Job Interview Questions: A Cheat Sheet
Mental Floss Exclusive: Our Interview with Bill Watterson!
Why Do People Feel Phantom Cellphone Vibrations?
13 Sesame Street Muppets That Make a Difference

Brain Game: The Big Move

Sandy Wood
Edison's Eccentric Job Interview Questions: A Cheat Sheet
Mental Floss Exclusive: Our Interview with Bill Watterson!
Why Do People Feel Phantom Cellphone Vibrations?
13 Sesame Street Muppets That Make a Difference

Morning Cup of Links: Internet Activism Goes to Washington

Miss Cellania
Edison's Eccentric Job Interview Questions: A Cheat Sheet
Mental Floss Exclusive: Our Interview with Bill Watterson!
Why Do People Feel Phantom Cellphone Vibrations?
13 Sesame Street Muppets That Make a Difference

Why Do Some Elements Have Symbols That Aren’t in Their Names?

Matt Soniak

The chemical symbol for oxygen is O. Makes sense. Calcium gets repped by a Ca. Sounds good. Hydrogen? H. Cobalt? Co. Lithium? Li. With you so far. Lead? Pb. Stop the presses!

Edison's Eccentric Job Interview Questions: A Cheat Sheet
Mental Floss Exclusive: Our Interview with Bill Watterson!
Why Do People Feel Phantom Cellphone Vibrations?
13 Sesame Street Muppets That Make a Difference

Morning Cup of Links: Pie Man to the Rescue!

Miss Cellania
Edison's Eccentric Job Interview Questions: A Cheat Sheet
Mental Floss Exclusive: Our Interview with Bill Watterson!
Why Do People Feel Phantom Cellphone Vibrations?
13 Sesame Street Muppets That Make a Difference

Why Do Limbs "Fall Asleep"?

Matt Soniak

You sit too long with your legs crossed or lie with your arm under your head, and when you go to move the limb, it's tingling with a "pins and needles" sensation. But why?

Edison's Eccentric Job Interview Questions: A Cheat Sheet
Mental Floss Exclusive: Our Interview with Bill Watterson!
Why Do People Feel Phantom Cellphone Vibrations?
13 Sesame Street Muppets That Make a Difference

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