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  • 5 Animal Couples Who Got Married

    Jill Harness
    19 May 2013 | 9:00 am
    Getting hitched isn't just for people. Here are a few animals that took the leap into holy matrimony.    

  • Weekend Links: Finger-Painting, All Grown Up

    Roma Panganiban
    19 May 2013 | 7:00 am
    Iris Scott’s oil paintings elevate the childhood practice of using fingers instead of brushes to a higher form of art. Her grown-up finger-painting technique results in vibrant, uniquely textured works that would do her inner child proud. Thank goodness April showers have given way to May flowers, because “Presidents look like doofuses in the rain.” Details from Silvio Berlusconi’s “bunga bunga” trials have grown increasingly more bizarre as the case nears its close, with reports that the former Prime Minister of Italy had women perform for him dressed as nuns and President Barack…

  • Last Week's Most Popular Stories

    Jason English
    19 May 2013 | 6:27 am
    In case you weren't obsessively refreshing mentalfloss.com all week, here's what you missed... 1. 10 Hotel Secrets From Behind the Front Desk, by Jacob Tomsky * 2. 10 Facial Reconstructions of Famous Historical Figures, by Joy Lanzendorfer  * 3. 11 Baby Naming Trends From the Past, by Arika Okrent  * 4. 11 Discontinued Beverages from Your Youth, by Jennifer M. Wood  * 5. 11 Things That Make You a Bad Driver, by Kathy Benjamin  * 6. 11 Songs That Brought People Out of Comas, by Stacy Conradt  * 7. 8 Movies That Changed Movies, by Jake Rossen  * 8. 11 Terrifying Images of Old Soviet…

  • 10 Things You Might Not Know About the Indy 500

    Bud Shaw
    19 May 2013 | 5:36 am
    1. The Indianapolis Motor Speedway spans 253 acres and includes a golf course. The track publicity department points out that Churchill Downs, Yankee Stadium, the Rose Bowl, the Roman Colosseum and Vatican City can all fit inside. It's a good thing they never did that. The pre-1981 infield in Turn 1, famously known as The Snakepit, could make Woodstock look like church. The Pope would not have approved, or at least would've demanded shades on his windows. 2. Ray Harroun won the inaugural 500-mile race in 1911. It took him 6 hours, 42 minutes. His car, the Marmon Wasp, had what is believed to…

  • The Post-SNL Careers of 5 Castmembers

    Erik van Rheenen
    18 May 2013 | 11:00 am
    Here’s a look at some SNL ex-pats whose found new life both on the screen and off.    
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  • 5 Animal Couples Who Got Married

    Jill Harness
    19 May 2013 | 9:00 am
    Getting hitched isn't just for people. Here are a few animals that took the leap into holy matrimony.    

  • Weekend Links: Finger-Painting, All Grown Up

    Roma Panganiban
    19 May 2013 | 7:00 am
    Iris Scott’s oil paintings elevate the childhood practice of using fingers instead of brushes to a higher form of art. Her grown-up finger-painting technique results in vibrant, uniquely textured works that would do her inner child proud. Thank goodness April showers have given way to May flowers, because “Presidents look like doofuses in the rain.” Details from Silvio Berlusconi’s “bunga bunga” trials have grown increasingly more bizarre as the case nears its close, with reports that the former Prime Minister of Italy had women perform for him dressed as nuns and President Barack…

  • Last Week's Most Popular Stories

    Jason English
    19 May 2013 | 6:27 am
    In case you weren't obsessively refreshing mentalfloss.com all week, here's what you missed... 1. 10 Hotel Secrets From Behind the Front Desk, by Jacob Tomsky * 2. 10 Facial Reconstructions of Famous Historical Figures, by Joy Lanzendorfer  * 3. 11 Baby Naming Trends From the Past, by Arika Okrent  * 4. 11 Discontinued Beverages from Your Youth, by Jennifer M. Wood  * 5. 11 Things That Make You a Bad Driver, by Kathy Benjamin  * 6. 11 Songs That Brought People Out of Comas, by Stacy Conradt  * 7. 8 Movies That Changed Movies, by Jake Rossen  * 8. 11 Terrifying Images of Old Soviet…

  • 10 Things You Might Not Know About the Indy 500

    Bud Shaw
    19 May 2013 | 5:36 am
    1. The Indianapolis Motor Speedway spans 253 acres and includes a golf course. The track publicity department points out that Churchill Downs, Yankee Stadium, the Rose Bowl, the Roman Colosseum and Vatican City can all fit inside. It's a good thing they never did that. The pre-1981 infield in Turn 1, famously known as The Snakepit, could make Woodstock look like church. The Pope would not have approved, or at least would've demanded shades on his windows. 2. Ray Harroun won the inaugural 500-mile race in 1911. It took him 6 hours, 42 minutes. His car, the Marmon Wasp, had what is believed to…

  • The Post-SNL Careers of 5 Castmembers

    Erik van Rheenen
    18 May 2013 | 11:00 am
    Here’s a look at some SNL ex-pats whose found new life both on the screen and off.    
 
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  • Is the Government Reading Your Email?

    19 May 2013 | 8:51 pm
    In an excerpt from their new book, D.B. Grady and Marc Ambinder offer 13 ways to tell whether the government is sniffing around your inbox.

  • Last Week's Most Popular Stories

    19 May 2013 | 6:35 pm
    In case you weren’t obsessively refreshing mentalfloss.com all week, here’s what you missed… 1. 10 Hotel Secrets From Behind the Front Desk * 2. 10 Facial Reconstructions of Famous Historical Figures * 3. 11 Baby Naming Trends From the Past * 4. 11 Discontinued Beverages from Your Youth * 5. 11 Things That Make You a Bad Driver * 6. 11 Songs That Brought People Out of Comas * 7. 8 Movies That Changed Movies * 8. 11 Terrifying Images of Old Soviet Playgrounds *  9. 11 Nerdy Recipes from Books, Movies and TV * 10. 5 Crazy Examples of Fear in Advertising

  • 11 Terrifying Images of Old Soviet Playgrounds

    19 May 2013 | 6:32 am
    11 Terrifying Images of Old Soviet Playgrounds

  • Video: A Drive Around London in 1926

    17 May 2013 | 11:19 am
    Video: A Drive Around London in 1926

  • 11 Strange Movie Job Titles—Explained!

    16 May 2013 | 12:45 pm
    Here’s what the key grip, best boy, and gaffer actually do, plus the origins of all those titles.
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