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38 Terrific Slang Terms From The Last Century
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10, 2024
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.
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50 of the Weirdest Guinness Records
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17, 2024
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.
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Geographical Extremes That Will Change Your Perspective
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07, 2024
What point actually has the claim to tallest point on Earth? Where's the hottest place in the world? Or the most powerful winds?
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1 Fact About All 63 National Parks
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28, 2024
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 .. show full overview
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Fascinating Facts About All 95 Best Picture Oscar Winners
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05, 2024
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 .. show full overview
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8 Animals People Didn't Think Were Real
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20, 2024
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11 Facts That Could Save Your Life
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10, 2024
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.
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10 Incredible Animal Movie Stars
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24, 2024
How Air Bud come to be the world's most famous basketball playing canine? What ever happened to Keiko the whale from Free Willy? And who's the hardest working bear in Hollywood? Today .. show full overview
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1 Funny Town Name From Each State
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15, 2024
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10 People Who Operated on Themselves
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05, 2024
Most people would go to a surgeon for an operation, but not everyone. Take a look at some of history’s auto-surgical pioneers, from the Founding Father who stuck whalebone where he .. show full overview
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17 Wild Animal Superlatives
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12, 2024
The strongest animal, the fastest animal, the animal with the longest jump, and many many more. Come check out some impressive records in the animal kingdom. Did you know that the .. show full overview
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9 Real-Life Sunken Cities
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26, 2024
Atlantis may be a myth, but there are many actual cities that are now at the bottom of the ocean. From ancient greek metropolises to modern beach towns, sometimes a city is just at the .. show full overview
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28 WTF Facts About Animals
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03, 2024
Goats have accents, hippos sweat something that looks like blood, and penguins shoot poop bombs. In this episode of The List Show, host Erin McCarthy dives into 28 animal facts that are sure to make you go "WTF?"
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10 Wild Facts About the 2000s
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17, 2024
The 2000s might not seem too far away, but they started about a quarter century ago and there are LOTS of things to dissect, from Heelys to Myspace.
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22 Dangerous Animals You Don't Want To Mess With
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24, 2024
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10 Lost Languages of the United States
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07, 2024
There are thousands of languages across the world, but many are dying out every year. Even within the United States, indigenous languages like Eyak and Penobscot are all but forgotten. .. show full overview
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8 Terrifying Creatures that Haunt the Deep Sea
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14, 2024
There are tons of terrifying creatures lurking in the dark, cold, pressurized environment of the deep sea, from a ginormous relative of the garden pill bug, to fish with translucent heads.
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13 Obsolete Jobs From the Past
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21, 2024
Have you ever heard of being a pure finder? They collected dog poop for leather makers. Fortunately, this job has become obsolete. History is full of jobs that are no longer needed, .. show full overview
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The Surprising Origins of 12 Phrases
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28, 2024
The English language is bursting with colorful expressions that come from strange and surprising places. Many of them once had literal meanings that the general public has long since .. show full overview
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14 Commonly Confused Pairs
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04, 2024
Concrete vs. cement. Knitting vs. crocheting. Iced coffee vs. cold brew. The world is full of commonly confused things, and today on The List Show we're going to break down some of .. show full overview
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10 Harsh Truths About Childhood Dream Jobs
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18, 2024
Firefighter, astronaut, ice cream truck driver. All jobs we fantasized about having as kids, but they might not be as glamorous as you once thought. On today's episode of The List .. show full overview
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50+ Creepy Halloween Facts to Chill You | Relaxing Jack-o'-Lantern Ambience
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02, 2024
It's officially Scary Season, so pop on the Mental Floss Spooky Facts Jack-o'-Lantern and cozy up next to the fire! Over 50 fun and scary facts to give you goosebumps.
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How 25 Animals Got Their Names
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09, 2024
Did you know that "bear" doesn't actually mean "bear?" Are butterflies named after dairy products? And are the words "alligator" and "crocodile" only significant when used in a catchy .. show full overview
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10 Bizarre Historical Hygiene Practices
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16, 2024
American colonists used to wipe their bottoms with WHAT? From terrifying early toothpaste recipes to questionable deodorant, hygiene hasn't always been so squeaky clean. Today we're covering strange and often gross hygiene practices from history.
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How Each U.S. State Got Its Name
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30, 2024
From Alabama to Wyoming, we're covering the origin of each state name in the United States. From Native American phrases to royal tributes, there's a unique story to each one.
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10 Bizarre Animal Smuggling Stories
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06, 2024
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12 Protests that Changed History
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20, 2024
Protests are one of the most popular ways to express disapproval and effect change, and people continue to take to the streets today. In this episode of The List Show, we’ll be covering .. show full overview
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11 Bizarre Defunct Sports Teams
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27, 2024
The Cleveland Spiders, The Providence Steam Roller, and the Harlem Magicians. What do they all have in common? They are all very real professional sports teams that have been lost to .. show full overview
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6 of History's Worst In-Laws
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11, 2024
If you think your in-laws are bad, just wait until you hear about some of the worst family squabbles in history. From Eleanor Roosevelt's overbearing mother-in-law to the monarch family that literally killed all of their daughter-in-law's kin.