1 New Product & 5 Fun Facts

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If the problem with your hot beverage transportation device is that it lacks our logo, you're in luck! This holiday season, we've added the mental_floss travel mug to our store. And if you order between now and 11:59pm ET Monday and use the code EARLYBIRD,* you get free shipping.

Whether you're looking to replace your shoddy old mug or need a Secret Santa present, now's the time to buy.

To thank you for reading this little commercial interruption, here are five fun facts from the mental_floss Twitter account:

At Fatburger, you can order a 'Hypocrite'—a veggie burger topped with crispy strips of bacon.
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"Uncle Sam" was based on Samuel Wilson, who worked as a meat inspector during the War of 1812.
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Did the voice in the Pee-Wee's Playhouse theme song sound familiar? That was Cyndi Lauper (though she was credited as 'Ellen Shaw').
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The last time the French government used the guillotine to execute a convicted criminal wasn't in the 1700s or 1800s—it was 1977.
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Meredith Baxter and Michael Gross, who played ~~Elise~~ Elyse and Steven Keaton on Family Ties, were born on the same day (June 22, 1947).