Month in Review: August’s Most Popular Stories
Numbers-wise, August was our best month ever. Remember when Mark McGwire broke Roger Maris’ home run record? Our August stats were like that, except if instead of hitting 70 home runs, McGwire had...
View ArticleMonth in Review: September’s Most Popular Stories
If you’re keeping score at home, September was the second-best month we’ve ever had. (The halcyon days of August ‘09 will be tough to top.) Thanks to everyone who has made mental_floss part of your...
View ArticleMonth in Review: October’s Most Popular Stories
Another month is in the books. In case you missed a day or two here or there, these are the top 12 stories originally posted in October: 1. The Origins of All 30 NBA Team Names by Scott Allen Why is a...
View ArticleThe Most Popular Stories of 2009: #13 to #6
We’re counting down the year’s most-read mentalfloss.com stories. On Sunday, we rattled off #20 to #14. Here’s the next batch. 13. 8 Unusual College Scholarships by Kara Kovalchik Today’s students can...
View ArticleOur Most Popular Stories Since September 14th
Since my daughter Katherine was born on September 14th, I haven’t been obsessively refreshing mentalfloss.com, and we haven’t been posting The Week’s Most Popular Stories. But now that paternity leave...
View ArticleLast Week’s Most Popular Stories
I was busy trick-or-treating last Sunday and didn’t post my weekly recap, so here’s a look at the most read mentalfloss.com stories from the last two weeks: 1. Sex! Drugs! Racism! The Stories of 8...
View ArticleLast Month’s Most Popular Stories on mentalfloss.com
In case you weren’t obsessively refreshing mentalfloss.com in November, here’s what you missed… 1. 4 Bizarre Experiments That Should Never Be Repeated, by Megan Wilde * 2. Talking Pictures: Glamor...
View ArticleThe Late Movies: The “Unsolved Mysteries” Theme Song
Rob Lammle wrote a terrific piece in January called Unsolved Mysteries: More Than Just a Creepy Theme Song. But I wondered: can that theme song get any creepier? Guess what — it can. Listen if you...
View ArticleStalin’s Daughter, Who Was Living in Wisconsin, Has Died
Earlier this year, Rob Lammle discussed the life of Stalin’s daughter Svetlana in a piece on famous defectors. The New York Times is reporting that she passed away last week in Wisconsin. Here’s an...
View ArticleOur Top 16 Stories of August 2012
In case you weren’t obsessively refreshing mentalfloss.com all month, here’s what you missed: 1. 24 Vintage Photographs of Abraham Lincoln Being Awesome, by Lucas Reilly * 2. 11 Geeky Wedding and...
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