THE MAGAZINE

Iceland has been in the news lately, and the news has not been good. The island nation's three major banks have collapsed, causing ripples throughout Europe. But rather than fixate on the financial, let's take a look at some other aspects of the Land of F

by David A. Norris Nerdy reputation or not, coin collecting (otherwise known as numismatics) has been a hobby since the days of ancient Rome. If you're not a member of the enthusiast crowd, though, knowing a thing or two about the following faves just mi

After John Adams won the Emmy for best miniseries, Tom Hanks said, "The election between Jefferson and Adams was filled with innuendo, lies, a bitter partisan press and disinformation. How far we've come since then." Here's what he was talking

by Laurel Mills and Kelly Ferguson To celebrate International Talk Like a Pirate Day, here's a piece from mental_floss magazine that tells five little-known pirate stories, plus a pirate quiz. 1. Yo-Ho-Ho and an

Here are 3 surprising wig and toupee stories from the set of Star Trek-- a show that baldly went where no show has gone before. BY CHRIS HIGGINS Captain Jean-Luc Picard tries out in wig Patrick Stewart's Male Pattern Baldness (androgenetic alopecia) had r

Democratic prankster Dick Tuck began tormenting Richard Nixon in California in 1950, after he became a mole in Nixon’s successful Senate campaign. When Nixon unsuccessfully sought the presidency 10 years later, his opponent, John F. Kennedy, hired Tuck to

On this date in 1920, Congress ratified the 19th Amendment, guaranteeing women the right to vote. To mark the occasion, we're re-running Chris Connolly's piece on the role of the bicycle in the women's

In December 1977, President Jimmy Carter planned a trip to Poland, a country whose masses were, at the time, still fiercely huddled behind the Iron

There's no denying that cola aficionados have refined palettes. They can tell a vintage RC Cola just from the nose, and their cellars are stocked full of Shasta, Tab and Pepsi Kona. Needless to say, they weren't born this way. They've spent years cultivat

It's time Wheaties started thinking outside the box. At least about the outside of their box. And that's why we're asking for America's support. We've posted Ethan's Trex's piece below, and we're using the comments section as a petition. Once we've collec

This article was written by Mark Fischetti and originally appeared in mental_floss magazine. Remember giving that long and tearful toast at your brother's wedding, only to find out later that you had a huge chunk of spinach stuck in your teeth? Or the ti

Forget Apple and Pilot Inspektor. If you really want to give your kid a hard time growing up, just pick from the following