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Quiz Rerun: Guns N’ Rosesmental_floss Blog - 9 hours ago After a decade of speculation and fifteen years since the last Guns N’ Roses album, it looks like Chinese Democracy will finally be released next month. One of the tracks, “If The World,” is playing over the end … Tagged: blogs |
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More winners!mental_floss Blog - 22 hours ago We have the winners to our Henry Jaglom contest. Thanks to everyone who sent in cool film facts. Here are three that I selected randomly. Dave said: Raiders of the Lost Ark - In the famous scene with the swordsman, an … Tagged: blogs |
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A Knight’s House: Tobias Stimmermental_floss Blog - Oct 11, 2008 In 1566, the Swiss artist Tobias Stimmer (1539-1584) was commissioned to adorn the Haus zum Ritter (Knight’s House) in Schauffhausen with frescoes. Today, the Haus zum Ritter’s frescoes are considered the “best … Tagged: blogs, feel art again |
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15 Noteworthy Nobel Prize Nuggetsmental_floss Blog - Oct 11, 2008 In honor of Nobel Prize season, here are 15 quick stories about the awards. 1. Robert Lucas, winner of the 1995 Nobel Prize in Economics for his work on the theory of “rational expectations,” split his $1 million … |
mental_floss Blog - Oct 10, 2008
John Markoff is best known for his reportage at The New York Times, as well as a series of books on popular technology (Cyberpunk and Takedown are both great). Markoff has been a print journalist riding the wave of …
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mental_floss Blog - Oct 10, 2008
My wife just sent me this clip, titled “My dogs greeting me after returning from 14 months in Iraq.” Have you ever seen a tail wag that fast? [Courtesy of andrewsullivan.com.]
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Cheetah vs. Leopard: What’s the Difference?mental_floss Blog - Oct 10, 2008 Editor’s Note: Earlier this week, reader Caitlin Rogers asked, “I was planning on being a cheetah for Halloween and I’ve come up with a cheetah print dress, leopard print ears and tail, and a cheetah print clutch. The … Tagged: blogs |
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The Quick 10: 10 Stories About the Real Draculamental_floss Blog - Oct 10, 2008 Happy Friday!! To celebrate the end of the week, today’s Q10 will be part three of my sporadic Halloween series. Since you’re mental_floss readers and lovers of all things knowledge, I’m sure you already know that … Tagged: blogs |
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War Machines: The Next Generation of Killer Robotsmental_floss Blog - Oct 10, 2008 by David Axe The new generation of military robots can hover silently overhead, swarm undetected around enemies, and disable bombs—all without sweating a drop. Silent Assassins Predator: The Remote Executioner The … |
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Friday Happy Hour: How’d You End Up Where You Are?mental_floss Blog - Oct 10, 2008 I’ve got four questions for you today. Answer one, answer all, whatever you’d like. Cheers! 1. Last Saturday, my daughter took an extremely long nap, which allowed me to tear through most of Chuck Klosterman’s … Tagged: blogs, show off your smarts |