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11 Secrets of Children’s Book Authors

They write for the parents, too.

11 Behind-the-Scenes Secrets of Holiday Window Display Designers

They have working habits like vampires.

12 Secrets of Dollar Store Employees

Yes, the $1 home pregnancy test kit is accurate. It's also a popular target for shoplifters at Dollar Tree.

11 Secrets of Hollywood Science Advisors

Want to spot their work? Check the blackboard.

12 Secrets of Bed Bath & Beyond Employees

To get a better idea of what goes on between those stacks of infamously fake towels at Bed Bath & Beyond, Mental Floss reached out to three former employees.

11 Secrets of Butterball's Turkey Talk-Line Operators

We spoke to three Butterball Turkey talk-line operators to find out what it takes to become a turkey expert.

16 Secrets of School Portrait Photographers

School portraits get a bad rap sometimes, but a lot of hard work goes into each picture. (There's even someone tasked with being on "booger patrol.")

13 Secrets of Tombstone Engravers

Dealing with death all day isn't as depressing as you might think.

Courtesy of the ScareHouse in Etna, Pennsylvania

14 Behind-the-Scenes Secrets of Haunted House Actors

There's a right way—and a wrong way—to scream.

10 Secrets of User Experience Designers

They hate those pop-up tutorials in apps, too.

15 Secrets of Courtroom Sketch Artists

News outlets aren't their only customers. Sometimes attorneys buy their work, too.

12 Secrets of Corn Maze Designers

Trapped guests have had to call for pizza.

9 Behind-the-Scenes Secrets of Chefs

They really don't mind if you send a dish back.

13 Secrets of Obituary Writers

If you really want to be remembered, it's best to die on a Friday.

11 Secrets of Tour Directors

Here's why they really like tall people.

10 Secrets of Subway Conductors

They hate delays more than you do.

15 Secrets of Real Estate Agents

Watch out for the phrase "mature landscaping."

19 Behind-the-Scenes Secrets of IKEA Employees

The real reasons you always leave with twice the number of items you came in for.

14 Secrets of Food Sample Demonstrators

Your kid might be too short to get that free cookie.

13 Secrets of Crime Scene Cleaners

Cat pee is their real nemesis.

Andy Casagrande in Return to the Isle of Jaws

9 Behind-the-Scenes Secrets of a Shark Week Cinematographer

Here's the one thing they've never been able to film.

15 Secrets of Commercial Divers

The pay is great, so long as you don't mind the sharks, dead bodies, and occasional risk of being sucked into a vacuum.

11 Secrets of Romance Writers

Readers love nothing more than headless models and secret babies.

15 Secrets of Fireworks Designers

Here's why you don't necessarily want more bang for your buck.

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