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mental_floss Blog - Aug 8, 2008
Graham Barker of Perth, Western Australia, is a navel fluff enthusiast. Navel fluff, you ask? Yes, it’s that lint that accumulates in the belly button, discovered only during moments of deep self-reflection, and often …
Also tagged: blogs, misc, weird, found objects
mental_floss Blog - Feb 16, 2008
When you throw something in the trash, it’s easy to think that it stops being your problem — your friendly neighborhood sanitation workers take it away, and that’s that. Well, until the Garbage Apocalypse of 2062, when …
Also tagged: blogs, environment, inventions
mental_floss Blog - Dec 31, 2007
Just to give you the scoop on the latest in ice cream trends, Neatorama linked to this hilarious idea for Pepto Bismol Ice Cream (I thought it was too brilliant not to post about). Using the old “spoonful of sugar” …
Also tagged: blogs, misc, weird, alcohol, bizarro, food and drink
mental_floss Blog - Nov 16, 2007
The Nathan’s Hot Dog–Eating Contest is only the most famous of all eating contests. And the ones on Fear Factor are only the most contrived. But if you’re looking for a lesser-known chow challenge to show off your …
Also tagged: blogs, bizarro, food and drink
mental_floss Blog - Sep 25, 2007
Get excited! From fertilizer to fuel to flaming baggies on doorsteps, you probably know all the standard uses for dung. But apparently there’s a whole world of crap you don’t know. The following are 6 unexpected ways …
mental_floss Blog - Jul 30, 2007
I have fond memories of Mr. Yuk from my childhood. My parents placed the green-yucky-face stickers on various items under the kitchen sink, and sure enough, I never drank drain cleaner. But where did Mr. Yuk come from? …