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Not very good at his job.

Would a scarecrow by any other name scare as many crows?

Ken Jennings

All five answers to the questions below have something in common. Can you figure it out?

These are inspired by the Gill-man from Creature From the Black Lagoon.

Need new kicks for Halloween? Reebok has you covered.

They’re coming for your candy.

Historians link trick-or-treating to a few different ancestors, some old and some new.

The 'Endurance' wreck in 2022.

The footage is from a new ‘Endurance’ documentary hitting Disney+ later this year.

The inspiration for your next costume might be on this list.

Costume inspiration varies widely, from musical artists to video game characters.

R.L. Stine—the father of children’s horror lit.

Series like R.L. Stine’s Goosebumps introduced '90s kids to horror at a young age.

Sandy Irvine has been found.

What happened during George Mallory and Sandy Irvine's fatal Everest summit attempt? We're much closer to answering that question.

“And then, yada yada yada, I made a movie about Pop Tarts.”

The ’90s catchphrase was made famous by ‘Seinfeld,’ but Jerry and company didn’t coin it.

Guess the year when Lisa reined supreme.

Step aside, John and Mary—make way for Liam and Kaitlyn.

These true stories inspired some spooky legends.

Sorry to tell you, but killers really have crawled out of medicine cabinets to attack their victims.

It’s never too late to quit.

Science reinforces that it’s never too late to stop smoking.

Adorable? Yes. Lethal? Maybe.

An important investigation of the muscular marsupials’ bony backsides.

You can do something good with unwanted Halloween candy this year.

Even candy corn.

‘Whistler’s Mother.’

While affection grew for this painting, its true intentions—and even its real name—got lost.

iOS 18 offers several new features, including the ability to communicate via satellite.

This feature may come in handy in an emergency situation.

Nintendo Sound Clock: Alarmo – Announcement Trailer

Alarmo allows you to wake up amid visuals and sound effects from your favorite Nintendo games.

The National World War I Museum and Memorial is set to unveil its century-old time capsule.

Reportedly, it doesn’t contain 1920s fashions or jazz records.

According to hotel visitors, people can expect paranormal activity at these places.

You may be in for a spooky adventure if you reserve a room at one of these hotels.

Can you fill in the blanks?

Can you figure out what the two missing letters are and type in the correct word?

Roborock has teamed up with Mental Floss to explain why space is a vacuum—all while pushing the boundaries of smart cleaning technology back on Earth.

Presented by Roborock

Feeling brave?

These strange, spooky cemetery tales of vampires, ghosts, and bloody headstones will keep you up at night.

W.S. Reed Toy’s Espirito board.

The gift helped commercialize the “talking board,” and paved the way for future models.

A mob of meerkats.

From rabbits to butterflies, learn the surprising origins of these animal names.