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mental_floss Blog - Oct 7, 2008
The Obama presidential campaign made waves last week when it announced Obama ‘08: The Official iPhone Application. This free application hit the iTunes App Store Top 10, and has generated nearly 700 reviews so far …
mental_floss Blog - Sep 16, 2008
With all the recent talk about pork barrels and earmarks in the news, here are five things that might help stir the debate… or not, but at least they make good water cooler convo. 1) The term has always been VERY …
mental_floss Blog - Sep 15, 2008
Our friends over at One for the Table have a great feature running on their site now that will help you get your absentee vote in on time. Calling all college students: hit the graphic then click on your home state …
Also tagged: blogs
mental_floss Blog - Aug 13, 2008
George Orwell began keeping a series of diaries on 9th August 1938 (love that British date formatting!). These diaries were never published. Seventy years later, the diaries are being released day by day in an …
Also tagged: blogs, books, literature, around the world
mental_floss Blog - Jul 26, 2008
Our Scandalous Vice Presidents Pay attention Mr. Obama and Mr. McCain. Linda Rodriguez has the dirt on 10 of history's most scandalous backup plans--a cautionary tale of what you don't want in a VP!
mental_floss Blog - Jul 10, 2008
We’ve already quizzed you on the last 10 presidential losers, so now it’s time for their running mates. After all, it is the season for VP speculation. Can you name the last 10 running mates (starting with the 1968 …
mental_floss Blog - Jul 4, 2008
Today we’re re-excerpting from Cormac O’Brien’s terrific piece in mental_floss. The First to Walk Like a Crab: Julia Dent Grant (first lady, 1869–1877) Julia Dent Grant was cross-eyed her entire life. While that …
mental_floss Blog - Jun 19, 2008
Now that Barack Obama has all but sealed up the Democratic nomination, the two major competitors for the presidential race are set. A year from now, either Obama or John McCain will be president and the other will be …
Also tagged: blogs, quizzes, current events
mental_floss Blog - Jun 6, 2008
On June 8, 1968, the body of Robert Francis Kennedy was transported by train from New York to Washington. The rolling funeral procession stretched twenty cars long and carried roughly 1,000 people. Because of …
mental_floss Blog - Jun 5, 2008
Now that Barack Obama and John McCain have officially kicked off the general election campaign, the focus has turned to their potential Vice Presidents. But rather than try to predict the future, let’s take a look at …