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The Mysterious Case of the Severed Feet in British Columbia

In the last eight years, 15 human feet have washed up on the shore.

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The Reason There's Over a Hundred Abandoned Giant Arrows Across the U.S.

Being an airmail pilot was dangerous business before these came along.

The Wild, Wild Story of the 'Sex Guru' at the Center of Wild Wild Country

Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh was a polarizing figure who knew how to grab headlines.

Scientists Share the Most Ridiculous Stock Photos of Their Jobs on Twitter

Some are inaccurate, and some are just weird.

Australian University Evacuated After Rotten Durian Smell Mistaken for Gas Leak

The world's smelliest fruit is banned from public spaces for a reason.

It's Official: Uranus Smells Like Farts

The planet's putrid atmosphere is a clue to where it first formed.

8 Allegedly Cursed Places

Watch out for the monk in a red habit.

Billions of Cockroaches Are Bred in China to Create a ‘Healing Potion’

It's said to taste "slightly sweet."

Massive Tumbleweeds Invaded a California Town, Trapping Residents in Their Homes

They stand 3 to 4 feet tall.

U2’s 360-Degree Tour Stage Will Become a Utah Aquarium Attraction

Rock on.

7 Mythical Beasts Created With Taxidermy

From fierce Bavarian wolpertingers to the wily wild haggis.

Unraveling the Legend of Polybius, the Most Dangerous Video Game of the 1980s

For several decades, a creepy urban legend has circulated in the darker corners of online forums devoted to vintage video games.

This Set of 40 Life-Size Amish Wax Figures Could Be Yours

The figures are of “varying sizes, ages and details” and come with exchangeable wardrobes to “suit your historical or theatrical needs.”

Fictional Place Names Are Popping Up On Road Signs in Didcot, England

This way to Middle-earth!

How Jeremy Bentham Finally Came to America, Nearly 200 Years After His Death

The philosopher believed in making every man his own statue.

'Bizarre as Hell': The Disappearance of the Yuba County Five

Authorities didn't know what they were running toward—or what they might have been running from.

12 Weird Things That Have Washed Ashore

From a bag of human hands to LEGO bricks and rubber duckies, some very weird things have washed up on the world's beaches.

Photo illustration, Mental Floss. Portrait of Bates: Strengthening the Eyes, Wikimedia Commons // Public Domain

The Mysterious Disappearance—and Strange Reappearance—of Dr. William Horatio Bates

After he reappeared, Bates founded what would become the most notorious school of eye quackery.

The Enigma of Edinburgh’s Miniature Coffins

In 1836 some boys found a series of little wooden coffins with dolls inside. Was it witchcraft, or a tribute to one of Edinburgh's most gruesome crimes?

The Unexplainable Humming Sound Plaguing One Canadian City

Residents of the Canadian border city of Windsor say they're besieged by a persistent noise, but no one can figure out where it's coming from.

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How a Shoemaker Became America’s Most Controversial Mystic—and Inspired Edgar Allan Poe

Andrew Jackson Davis claimed he could see into space, the afterlife, and other worlds—but not everybody believed him.

10 People Whose Hearts Were Buried Separately From the Rest of Them

Strange as it sounds today, heart burial was once a common practice for European aristocrats.

Photo illustration, Mental Floss. Rugby antenna, Wikimedia Commons // Public Domain. Other images iStock.

The London Lawyer Who Tried to Contact Mars via Telegraph

Martians are just like us, Dr. Hugh Mansfield Robinson said—and they're waiting for our messages.

Scandal! 12 Camels Were Disqualified from a Saudi Arabia Beauty Contest Over Botox Allegations

From under the needle to under the microscope.

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