With 1985 now 40 years gone, Mental Floss is taking a look at the people who were making headlines and emerging as cultural ...

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A widow’s peak is a noticeably v-shaped point to the front of a person’s hairline, with the tip of the v typically aligning with the center of their forehead. As many as a third of people have a widow ...

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 ...

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September 30, 2025, will be the day AOL finally hangs up its dial-up service. According to the company’s statement, the ...

A science fiction writer called it an “artifact of such utter simplicity and perfection that it seems it must be either the ...

The first 13 states listed below were the original 13 colonies. Their so-called statehood dates are the day they ratified the ...

In a galaxy far, far, far away, astronomers have found the oldest black hole in the universe. It sits at the center of the ...

Michael Bolton, Cyndi Lauper, and Tori Amos are all more famous as solo stars these days—but they’re just some of the ...

First, pour about a half-gallon of water into an aluminum pan. Mix a bit of dish detergent into the water, and slosh it ...

To make the map below, Instacart analyzed potato chip orders made between June 28 and July 4 of 2024. Local potato chip ...