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In this episode of The History of Fun, Mental Floss producer and host Justin Dodd traces the topsy-turvy track of roller coaster history and explores the science behind being thrilled.

From scratch-resistant eyeglass lenses to memory foam, here’s all the tech you should be thanking NASA for.

From their dark roots to their migration to America, gummy bears play a large role in the history of candy.

In the weeks leading up to Christmas 1983, pandemonium erupted at toy stores across America as shoppers scrambled to get their hands on Cabbage Patch Kids.

If you’ve ever wondered what it was like to attend a séance during the spiritualist movement, this clip will give you an idea.

From the World War II engagement that helped instigate a medical breakthrough to the devastating attack that indirectly contributed to the Renaissance, these battles altered the course of history.

The jump scare is often written off as a cheap trick used to prop up bad films. But when done well and with purpose, jump scares can add genuine fright and terror.

Reimagining Mr. Feeny from 'Boy Meets World' as a horror villain isn't a huge leap.

You might think of Neopets as nothing more than an internet-based Tamagotchi—but they helped pave the way for Web 2.0.

Using just a loop machine and his voice, beatboxer Mohamed Belkhir is able to recreate the performance of an entire orchestra by himself.

Hearing NFTs explained as “non-fungible tokens” only makes sense if you already know what ‘fungible’ means.

The colored smoke of daytime fireworks creates what The Slow Mo Guys describe as a “rainbow volcano.”