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Labubu Looters: Thieves Swipe $7000 Worth of Trendy Dolls in California

A Labubu heist joins the long list of infamous toy-related crimes throughout history.

The Surprisingly Harsh Reason Gas Stations Play Classical Music

Why Are Police Officers Called “Cops”?

The Bizarre Free Love Cult That Housed a Presidential Assassin

Up in the Air: When ‘Balloon Boy’ Took Flight

In 2009, the world was captivated by a little boy seemingly trapped in a runaway aircraft. As a new Netflix documentary reveals, the truth was a lot stranger.

The Real Reason Costco Employees Check Receipts at Exits

If shoppers have one complaint about Costco, it’s that the employees posted at the exits to take a marker to customers’ receipts seem vaguely insulting. Here’s the real reason behind why it happens.

Who Has Jurisdiction for Crimes Committed in Space?

With privatized space travel growing, it's inevitable we'll one day find ourselves faced with a space murder. How would the law deal with it?

The Murder of Rasputin: The Mystery That Won’t Die

Delve into the mystery surrounding the assassination of Grigori Rasputin, and see how the circumstances of his death have taken on a life of their own.

An Oral History of When Geraldo Rivera Opened Al Capone’s Vault

Geraldo Rivera promised to dig deep in Al Capone’s hotel hideout on Chicago’s South Side back in 1986—here’s the oral history of how it all really went down.

The ‘Tylenol Murders’ That Rocked 1980s Chicago

A new Netflix docuseries takes a closer look at one of the most puzzling crimes in modern history.

Learn Amazing Facts About Historical Escapes with Arturo Castro

The actor just wrapped up a podcast called ‘Greatest Escapes’—and now he’s dropping amazing facts about those escapes and more on the latest episode of Amazing Facts with Mental Floss.

‘Greatest Escapes With Arturo Castro’ Episode 15: Wildest of the Wild Bunch

Ben Feldman (‘Monsters at Work,’ ‘Superstore’) sets off into the sunset with Arturo as they hop on the trail of one of the Wild West’s greatest outlaws, Kid Curry.