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Caption Contest No. 122 hours ago We’re back with another cartoon by regular _floss reader, the multi-talented Robert Bonotto. To repeat the rules, the idea here is quite simple: Your job is to come up with a gag. Make us smile, make us laugh … Tagged: blogs |
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Pre-Debate Quizzes: Name the Original Candidates3 hours ago The year was 2007. (Let’s say late April/early May.) The Dow was over 13,000, the Tampa Bay Devil Rays were a national joke, and most of our politicians were running for President. The first Democratic debate was April … Tagged: blogs |
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The Quick 10: The Previous Names of 10 Airports6 hours ago I leave for vacation on Sunday, so I’m a little preoccupied with getting the house in order, getting laundry done, printing confirmations, getting the dogs kennelled at the vet, etc. I’m explaining all of this just so … Tagged: blogs |
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Garrett Lisi is a physicist…and a surfer who lives in a van down by the beach. In his TED Talk from February, he described a way of understanding the world (as a large thing) by looking at the tiniest things we can …
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The Stories Behind 5 Old American Brands7 hours ago Ever wonder about the stories behind the products you use daily? While baking recently, I noticed my chocolate was made in 1780. Not the chocolate itself, but the brand, Baker’s Chocolate. Here are some of the oldest … |
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The concept of soup has likely been around since man first came out of the primordial soup himself. There are plenty of different kinds of this tasty liquid: clear, thick, warm, cold, whatever your fancy, really. Here …
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Math Homework I Wish I Still Got10 hours ago Call me a nerd (hey, I do write for Mental_floss), but I kind of miss my math homework. Back in the days before algebra and trig, math homework meant math problems embedded in intricate stories, arithmetic trickery and … |
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TRUE CRIME: The Very Strange Story of Sqeaky Fromme10 hours ago How did an ordinary Southern California girl grow up to earn a footnote in history as the first female to attempt to assassinate a U.S. president? To paraphrase the Grateful Dead, it was a long, strange trip … Tagged: blogs |
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Lunchtime Quiz: 30 Teams, 5 Minutes10 hours ago I’m a Hockeytown transplant, having lived in metro Detroit for 15 years now. But even though I grew up in the South, I did see an NHL hockey game as a youngster. When I was 11, my parents were given tickets to see the … |
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History of the World: The Demise of Fountain Pens11 hours ago I dunno, I kind of think it would be cool if we all still wrote with big fountain pens. Perhaps I’ve seen Harry Potter one too many times. At any rate, Lazlo Biro definitely disagreed with me. He and his brother Georg … Tagged: blogs |