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Just because unicorns are mythical doesn’t mean they haven’t had a real impact on history. Just ask a narwhal!

Heading for the coast this weekend? Be the talk of the sand dunes with these facts.

Taking masterpieces to court is a tradition as old as the legal system. So is letting them off the hook.

These nations have been dismissed as underdogs and weaklings. But like budding superheroes, they’ve been sitting on hidden talents. And now they’re about to fly.

Critics mocked. Audiences jeered. Yet these three artists still found fame.

Herb Vogel never earned more than $23,000 a year. He spent nearly 50 years in a one-bedroom apartment with his wife. They had just one indulgence: art.

Before Betty Friedan could escape her marriage, she had to start a revolution.

Franklin Roosevelt wasn’t a president who took climate change lightly. Just look at his answer to the Dust Bowl—the series of massive dust storms that ravaged the American heartland in the early 1930s.

When an unsuspecting researcher followed a mysterious command on a 4chan board, he found himself drawn into a scavenger hunt that led him down the darkest corridors of the internet and stretched across the globe. But in a place where no one shows his face

After 18 players died on the field, the president decided it was time to change the game.

Looking for a bargain on Roman soldiers and carrier pigeons? Fire up the time machine and hit these auctions. 1. Ronald Reagan’s

This story was written by Jed Lipinski, with photography by Tim Soter, and originally appeared in mental_floss magazine. Download our new iPad app and get a free