You can get 15% off the great stuff in the mental_floss store this week! Just enter the coupon code SCHOOLDAYS before checkout. Stock up for fall! Just like summer, this offer ends soon. Shop before 11:59 pm EST, Monday, August 16 to save! [Pesky small print: Discount code not applicable to package deals, subscriptions, and outlet... READ ON
We owe some people some books! Our jury has reached verdicts in last week's giveaways. Here's who won, what they won, and why: Prize: Problem Identified (And You're Probably Not Part of the Solution), by Scott Adams Challenge: Name the four conference rooms in the new (completely fictional) Mental Floss, LLC headquarters Winner: Paul Winning Entry: 1. Good Question, 2. Don't Know, 3. Not Sure, 4. Somewhere (Which should making answering the question, "Which conference room is... READ ON
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Know someone who needs a boost this summer? Is your daughter off at summer school? Got a son away at camp? If the pizza box doesn't bring a smile to their face, the stuff inside surely will! Each package is stuffed with the mental_floss t-shirt of your choice and 2 of the latest issues of the magazine. The rest of the box is crammed full of delicious treats. To let someone know you're thinking of them, visit the mental_floss... READ ON
Our new issue is on newsstands and in mailboxes (or beach bags or bathrooms or wherever it is you do your _flossing). This week we've been sharing a few excerpts from the cover story, "The 50 Most Interesting Places in the Space-Time Continuum," by Jenny Drapkin and Ethan Trex. Today and tomorrow, we'll share a couple places that just missed the cut. The Decks of the Mary Celeste, December 1872 In early December 1872, the crew of the English cargo ship Dei Gratia made a perplexing discovery in the... READ ON
Our new issue is on newsstands and in mailboxes (or beach bags or bathrooms or wherever it is you do your _flossing). This week we'll be sharing a few excerpts from the cover story, "The 50 Most Interesting Places in the Space-Time Continuum," by Jenny Drapkin and Ethan Trex, plus a few places that ended up on the cutting room floor. 28. Where Antimatter Still Exists To wrap your head around what antimatter is, take everything you remember from high school science and reverse it. Matter is composed of... READ ON
Our new issue is on newsstands and in mailboxes (or beach bags or bathrooms or wherever it is you do your _flossing). This week we'll be sharing a few excerpts from the cover story, "The 50 Most Interesting Places in the Space-Time Continuum," by Jenny Drapkin and Ethan Trex, plus a few places that ended up on the cutting room floor. 21. In the Final Moments of the Civil War How do you get a tenacious general like Robert E. Lee to surrender? Make him an offer he can't refuse. In April of 1865,... READ ON
Now's the time to add something fun to your t-shirt drawer! To celebrate the release of our new blockbuster "Team Edvard" shirt, all our shirts are on sale for $14.90. Just visit our store, fill up your cart, and enter the coupon code "edvard" before checkout. Hurry! Offer ends tonight at 11:59pm... READ ON
Our new issue is on newsstands and in mailboxes (or beach bags or bathrooms or wherever it is you do your _flossing). This week we'll be sharing a few excerpts from the cover story, "The 50 Most Interesting Places in the Space-Time Continuum," by Jenny Drapkin and Ethan Trex, plus a few places that ended up on the cutting room floor. 12. The Final Resting Place of the Russian Mafia Russian gangsters rarely display restraint, even in death. Since the 1990s, mob bosses from Yekaterinburg, Russia, have... READ ON
Unless you've been in a coma recently—and if so, welcome back!—you've been exposed to the marketing juggernaut that is the Twilight: Eclipse premiere. Every company in America wants a piece of that sparkly action, from fast food franchises to bandage manufacturers. We here at mental_floss would like to say that we're above the fray. But then James Marks of Burke, Virginia, sent us this gem of a t-shirt idea, and we must have dropped our scruples while we rolled around... READ ON
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