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Sperm Warfare (Or: Why It Takes 1B Sperm to Make One Zygote) (mentalfloss.com)
1 point by vezycash on June 26, 2018 | past
How Many Kisses Make a Proper Greeting in France, Mapped (mentalfloss.com)
2 points by jxub on June 22, 2018 | past
200-year-old ciphers may reveal the location of treasure buried in Virginia (mentalfloss.com)
78 points by lxm on June 17, 2018 | past | 39 comments
The Enduring Enigma of Costco's $1.50 Hot Dog and Soda Combo (mentalfloss.com)
90 points by coloneltcb on June 15, 2018 | past | 129 comments
A Historic Ghost Town in California Is Up for Sale (mentalfloss.com)
1 point by alex_young on June 12, 2018 | past
The Quest to Break America’s Mysterious Code and Find $60M in Buried Treasure (mentalfloss.com)
1 point by sus_007 on June 6, 2018 | past
Scientists Have Discovered Massive Canyons Beneath Antarctica's Ice Sheets (mentalfloss.com)
6 points by laurex on May 31, 2018 | past
Sleeping in on Weekends May Help You Catch Up on Sleep After All – Mental Floss (mentalfloss.com)
3 points by laurex on May 26, 2018 | past
Did Blowing into Nintendo Cartridges Really Help? (2012) (mentalfloss.com)
1 point by chungy on May 25, 2018 | past | 1 comment
Amazon Is Banning Customers Who Return Too Many Items (mentalfloss.com)
12 points by sahin on May 24, 2018 | past | 3 comments
The Pasta Sauce Hailed as the World's Best Is Surprisingly Easy to Make at Home (mentalfloss.com)
1 point by CraneWorm on May 12, 2018 | past
Norway Readathon of Terms of Use for Apps Lasts 32 Hours (mentalfloss.com)
3 points by ZeljkoS on April 13, 2018 | past
The Incredible Gift That Allowed Harper Lee to Write Mockingbird (mentalfloss.com)
1 point by asoli on April 9, 2018 | past
Ancient Book Blasted with High-Powered X-Rays Reveals Text Erased Centuries Ago (mentalfloss.com)
2 points by AnatMl2 on March 28, 2018 | past
The scientist who determined the age of the Earth – and then saved it (mentalfloss.com)
2 points by panic on March 19, 2018 | past | 1 comment
How One Line of Text Nearly Killed Toy Story 2 (mentalfloss.com)
1 point by endorphone on March 19, 2018 | past | 1 comment
'Bizarre as Hell': The Disappearance of the Yuba County Five (mentalfloss.com)
1 point by uberdru on March 16, 2018 | past
How Louis XIV maintained power in France through ballet (mentalfloss.com)
1 point by Geekette on March 10, 2018 | past
The Most Important Scientist You Never Heard Of (mentalfloss.com)
1 point by dsr_ on March 1, 2018 | past
10 People Who Switched Careers After 50 (and Thrived) (mentalfloss.com)
5 points by sjcsjc on Jan 19, 2018 | past
The Computer Virus That Brought Down Whac-A-Mole (mentalfloss.com)
2 points by gumby on Jan 18, 2018 | past
The Great Garfield Car Window Toy Craze (2016) (mentalfloss.com)
40 points by curtis on Jan 12, 2018 | past | 39 comments
The Computer Virus That Brought Down Whac-A-Mole (mentalfloss.com)
2 points by joezydeco on Jan 10, 2018 | past
Thomas Edison Drove the Film Industry to California (2013) (mentalfloss.com)
2 points by walterbell on Jan 1, 2018 | past
The Myth of the Lone Inventor (2013) (mentalfloss.com)
2 points by wslh on Dec 31, 2017 | past | 1 comment
People Walked Differently in Medieval Times (mentalfloss.com)
187 points by kawera on Dec 30, 2017 | past | 123 comments
Remembering West Point’s Eggnog Riot of 1826 (mentalfloss.com)
1 point by maryfoxmarlow on Dec 26, 2017 | past
Toilet Paper History: How America Convinced the World to Wipe (2009) (mentalfloss.com)
102 points by shawndumas on Dec 24, 2017 | past | 100 comments
Secrets of the US Puzzle Championship (2014) (mentalfloss.com)
16 points by jldugger on Nov 19, 2017 | past | 6 comments
Gaudí’s Accidental Death: Why the Great Architect Was Mistaken for a Beggar (mentalfloss.com)
1 point by stretchwithme on Oct 27, 2017 | past

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