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Cultures throughout history have come up with their own unique ways to track the days, months, and seasons.

The Pride Flag first appeared in 1978, but it's evolved a lot since its initial conception. Here's what all the colors really stand for.

The groundbreaking Broadway show turns 10 this year, so here are a few things you might not have known about Lin-Manuel Miranda’s take on the life and times of the $10 founding father.

Hotels readily give guests soap, shampoo, conditioner, body wash, and even sewing kits. But why don’t we get tubes of toothpaste when we check into a room? The answer is kind of complicated.

Tourists are damaging the Giant’s Causeway in Northern Ireland.

Visitors stuffing coins into Northern Ireland’s famed basalt columns are unintentionally damaging this natural wonder and costing the country thousands.

LEGO’s “One Piece” collection features a chibi Luffy figure, the Baratie Floating Restaurant, and more.

Waikiki Beach is gorgeous, but some visitors aren’t satisfied.

Looking for a peaceful beach getaway? Find out which ones to avoid this summer.

They were named after a real icon of the American theatre.

Sinking in Shark-Infested Waters: WWII Survivors Recall Navy Disaster | National Geographic

The worst shark attack in history followed the bombing and sinking of the USS Indianapolis on July 30, 1945.

Wildlife tunnels save lives: One study found that amphibian roadkill dropped by 80 percent thanks to the structures.

C. elegans nematodes in their squiggly, non-towering mode.

The microscopic worms are one of only a few species known to assemble into “superorganisms” that act and move collectively.

Hungry for international flavors? See which U.S. cities earned top marks in restaurant diversity, according to The Escoffier School of Culinary Arts.

The riddle below dates back to the mid-1800s—can you figure it out?

Make sure you know how to properly fly your flag.

Ingloriously crammed between Memorial Day and the Fourth of July, Flag Day tends to get overlooked. Here’s a brief history of the patriotic day.

Steven Spielberg’s ‘Jaws’ isn’t just an enduring summer classic—it also includes plenty of fun slang terms that’ll make you feel like its Shark Week all year long.

Who is this Lord Stanley anyway? Find out more about the history and strange mishaps surrounding the NHL’s Stanley Cup.

Ginger ale is a go-to for a lot of people when they start feeling green.

Ginger is a proven anti-nausea remedy. But ginger ale (or any soda, really) probably won’t do you much good.

In this episode of The List Show, Mental Floss editor-in-chief Erin McCarthy is covering works of art that went missing but were thankfully recovered—in the case of a couple of paintings, twice.

A mural titled ‘The Security of the People’ by Seymour Fogel, illustrating the values and programs put forth by the New Deal.

Nearly 100 years after the Great Depression, Americans are still benefiting from New Deal programs—and their protections and entitlements have become such a part of the social fabric that we often take them for granted. Here are just a few.