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Welcome to Kennections, a weekly quiz created by ‘Jeopardy!’ host and champion Ken Jennings. Welcome to Kennections, a weekly quiz created by Jeopardy! host and champion Ken Jennings. Here’s how to ...
When you roll down one rear window while driving, the car essentially turns into a massive version of an empty soda bottle. Blow across the top of that bottle, and it’ll make a note. That’s because ...
These names show up in Disney movies and shows, and they also happen to be some of the most popular baby names today.
Gyros consist of a pita wrap containing meat ( usually pork and beef in Greece, while lamb is more common in the U.S.) sliced ...
Sorry to residents of—or anyone planning a trip to—Wichita, Kansas. The city has been named the allergy capital of the United ...
From big-hearted comedies to freaky slashers, these are the movies that most effectively harnessed the possibilities of trading places.
The Freeling family’s haunted home from ‘Poltergeist’ is now a vacation rental, starting at $800 a night. The haunting of the fictional Freeling family terrified moviegoers when Poltergeist was ...
Over a decade later, Yokoi’s seed of an idea would grow into Nintendo’s Game Boy, a deceptively simplistic device that proved Nintendo could stretch beyond its 8-bit console system. The Game Boy also ...
There’s technically only one correct way to say ‘biopic.’ But the wrong pronunciation has a pretty compelling rationale behind it.
Wolves are helping Yellowstone’s aspen trees grow tall again after decades of overgrazing.
If a plane ticket and hotel stay are out of your budget, a paperback book (or a loaner from the library) can help transport ...
Mental Floss talks to Jennings about his new Kennections book, the wrong ‘Jeopardy!’ answer that haunts him, and what he’s ...