Time is running out, folks. In honor of Leo, the handsomest Airedale on staff, we've decided to cut prices on everything in the mental_floss store this week. From t-shirts to books to periodic table shower curtains, all you have to do is enter the word "dog" as the coupon code, and you'll automatically get 10% off everything in your shopping... READ ON
In an effort to show off our magazine content, and lighten our wallets (those bills are causing such a strain on our back), we're debuting a whole new contest... The $100 Challenge! (Note: these are American dollars, not Canadian or Zimbabwean, just in case you were looking for a favorable exchange rate.) The... READ ON
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE. Birmingham, ALA. Today, at 4:15pm EST, the editorial board of mental_floss magazine kept their promise to readers and turned their blog's RSS feed back to full blast. The feed had been temporarily disabled due to hacking issues. The gushing stream of full RSS stories hitting inboxes around the nation was quickly followed by cheers heard across America, and the popping of champagne corks distribution of celebratory juice boxes around the magazine's headquarters. "This is a great... READ ON
Our latest mental_floss t-shirts have come from reader ideas, and we want to keep it that way! We're in the process of collecting slogans, and we're offering $125 and a t-shirt to anyone for any idea we use. Just e-mail your submissions to flossyjason@gmail.com ... You've got 'til Monday! We'll announce 5 new winners in an upcoming... READ ON
In honor of the little English, and her first week in the world, we're doing a sale. Just type in the word "baby" into the coupon code, and you'll get 10% off every onesie you purchase in our store. Hurry up and claim your... READ ON
It's true! In addition to yesterday's new shirts (make sure to check them out here), we're unveiling 2 more new shirts right now. Today's shirts come from the brilliant minds of readers Roxanne Banks (who's responsible for the apathy shirt), and Lisa Sims (who you can blame for the English majors shirt)! The ideas were so funny, we simply had to make them part of the mental_floss wardrobe. Thanks so much for the ideas. Of course, we can't go without also mentioning our wonderfully talented design team here... READ ON
We're super excited to unveil 2 new t-shirts today! And while we're always excited to show off our new shirts, we're especially giddy today because the ideas come from you. Today's slogans were submitted by our genius readers Ira Wray and Colin Neagle, whose punchlines were so funny we simply had to translate them into shirt form. Ira came up with the Palindromes concept, and Colin's behind the Constitution one. If you'd like one for yourself, they're on sale here at the mental_floss store. Got an idea... READ ON
Why not? You love America. We love America. Plus, it's really hot outside. Click here to check out all our shirts, and be sure to enter the word "shirt" in the discount code to claim that 10%... READ ON
Last week, we mentioned we had two tickets to American Eagle's Summer Festival in Pittsburgh, and said we'd trade them for your most interesting Pittsburgh trivia. After a grueling evaluation process, we've selected this gem from... READ ON
UPDATE: We'll extend this through the weekend and name a winner on Monday. If you've got Pittsburgh trivia and want those tickets, leave a... READ ON
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