Mental Floss: List Show

Wastoid, wedgie, and dumpster fire, oh my! 20th-century slang has some of our favorite words and phrases. Learn all about the fun origins of some pretty whacky and absolutely real slang terms from the last hundred years.

In this episode of The List Show, host and Mental Floss editor-in-chief Erin McCarthy runs through every U.S. state’s strangest Guinness World Record, from gargantuan salad fodder in Alaska to Wyoming’s longest beard chain.

What point actually has the claim to tallest point on Earth? Where's the hottest place in the world? Or the most powerful winds?

From Acadia to Zion, we're exploring every single National Park in the United States. Majestic mountains, lush forests, and everything in between. Have you heard of the 'Old Man of the Lake' at Crater Lake National Park? Or the Channel Island foxes? And what's happening with the glaciers at Glacier National Park? Find out all of this and more in this country-spanning tour of every National Park.

Best Picture at the Academy Awards, the highest honor a film can achieve (well, at least in America). From 1927's Wings to 2022's Everything Everywhere All at Once, we are giving you one fun fact about every Best Picture Oscar winner. Which film was the first to win all five of the major Oscar awards? And which was the only movie to have an X rating? And which film crew accidentally ate PCP-laced chowder?? Grab your popcorn, we've got nearly a century of movies to cover!

A quick fire starter, how to survive a kangaroo attack, and the secret of your dog's magnetic butt. Today, we're going to be sharing 11 interesting facts that could, in a pinch, save your behind.