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2015
2015x1
30 Stories from Behind the Scenes of Blockbusters
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14, 2015
This week, John looks at 30 behind the scenes stories from Hollywood blockbusters.
2015x2
26 Fascinating Founding Fathers Facts
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21, 2015
This week, John looks at 26 facts about the founding fathers of the United States.
2015x3
24 Origins of Cheese Names
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28, 2015
This week, Mike looks at some (very) weird apps for your phone.
2015x4
17 Crazy Hair Myths (incl. Can a MARCHING BAND cause HAIR LOSS?!)
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30, 2015
This week, Craig looks at 17 common myths about hair.
2015x5
30 More Life Hacks Debunked Pt. 3
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04, 2015
This week, John tests a third round of 30 "life hacks" to see if they work as promised.
2015x6
23 Weird Awards
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11, 2015
This week, Paige looks at 23 weird awards you can win!
2015x7
80 Facts about the '80s
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25, 2015
This week, John looks at words invented by authors.
2015x8
43 Words Invented by Authors
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25, 2015
This week, John looks at words invented by authors.
2015x9
30 Weird Apps
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04, 2015
This week, Mike looks at some (very) weird apps for your phone.
2015x10
23 Bad Business Moves
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11, 2015
This week, Paige looks at 23 less than stellar business moves.
2015x11
51 Astounding Animal Facts
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18, 2015
This week, John looks at awesome, astounding, and amazing animals!
2015x12
16 Shampoo Facts (Incl. Why There's Silicone In Your Shampoo!)
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24, 2015
This week, Craig looks at 16 incredible facts about shampoo!
2015x13
14 Ways Technology has Made our Lives Better
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25, 2015
This week, John looks at some of the ways technology has improved our lives.
2015x14
30 Facts about Chocolate
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30, 2015
This week, John looks at some delicious facts about chocolate.
2015x15
31 Facts about Pigs
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01, 2015
This week, the episode you've all been waiting for, John looks at some amazing facts about pigs!
2015x16
21 Fandom Facts
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08, 2015
This week, Mike takes a look at some of your favorite fandoms!
2015x17
20 Facts About Abraham Lincoln (And His Family)
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15, 2015
This week, John looks at 20 facts about Abraham Lincoln.
2015x18
101 (More) Amazing Facts
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22, 2015
We do a lot of research around here for mental_floss episodes, and often come across facts that don't fit in to any specific episodes but are too good to keep to ourselves. This week, John rifles through 101 amazing facts.
2015x19
25 Towns that Changed Names
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29, 2015
This week, John looks at 25 towns that made some interesting naming choices.
2015x20
20 Facts About The Muppets (feat. The Muppets!)
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06, 2015
This week, Elliott talks all things Muppets with Kermit and Miss Piggy (with appearances by Statler, Waldorf, and Animal).
2015x21
30 Strange Scholarships
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13, 2015
This week, Paige looks at 30 rather strange scholarship opportunities.
2015x22
23 Weird Celebrity Businesses
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20, 2015
This week, John looks at 23 weird celebrity businesses, aka, all the fun ways celebrities can lose money!
2015x23
24 Strange Scientific Studies
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27, 2015
This week, John looks 24 strange scientific studies!
2015x24
24 Food Origins
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03, 2015
This week, John looks 24 foods that probably didn't originate where you think they did!
2015x25
14 Facts about Parasites
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17, 2015
This week, Aaron shares some facts about truly horrifying parasites! Sleep tight...
2015x26
27 Weird World Records
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24, 2015
This week, John looks at (and tries to break a few) weird world records!
2015x27
24 Unexpected Things Aboard Cruise Ships
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01, 2015
This week, John looks at some unexpected things you'll find aboard cruise ships!
2015x28
Bloopers
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08, 2015
As some of you might know, John is hardly a one-take-wonder. So, enjoy some of our favorite goofs from the past few months of shooting!
2015x28
27 Facts About Maps
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15, 2015
This week, John shares 27 facts about maps.
2015x29
25 Lost Cities
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22, 2015
This week, John looks at 25 lost cities.
2015x30
25 Things You Didn't Know About Dreams
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29, 2015
This week, John looks at 25 things you probably didn't know about dreams.
2015x31
25 Historic Heists
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05, 2015
This week, Craig looks at historic heists!
2015x32
22 Bizarre Conspiracy Theories
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12, 2015
This week, John looks at some bizarre conspiracy theories that people actually believe!
2015x33
21 Failed Inventions
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19, 2015
This week, Mike Rugnetta takes a look at some inventions that just weren't meant to be.
2015x34
31 Amazing Facts about Household Items
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26, 2015
This week, John looks at some facts about ordinary household items!
2015x35
28 Unusual Political Parties
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02, 2015
This week, Craig looks at some unusual political parties from around the world.
2015x36
33 Unusual Old Remedies
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09, 2015
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2015x37
24 Facts about Musicals
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16, 2015
This week, Erin McCarthy (Executive Editor of MentalFloss.com) shares some interesting facts about musicals!
2015x38
28 Interesting Facts about Inventors
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23, 2015
This week, John tells you a few things you probably didn't know about inventors.
2015x39
26 Fun Facts about Money
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30, 2015
This week, Adriene Hill shares some fun facts about money!
2015x40
24 Ridiculous Lawsuits
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07, 2015
This week, John shares some truly ridiculous lawsuits.
2015x41
22 Brain Facts
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14, 2015
This week, Craig shares some great facts about brains!
2015x42
41 Fascinating Sports Facts
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21, 2015
This week, John shares some fascinating sports facts!
2015x43
22 Horror Movie Facts
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28, 2015
This week, Craig takes a look at some classic horror films!
2015x44
26 Things You Didn't Know about Barbie
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04, 2015
This week, John tells you some things you probably didn't know about Barbie!
2015x45
24 Facts about Wine
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11, 2015
This week, Craig tells you all about wine!
2015x46
31 Genius Facts about Jim Henson
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13, 2015
This week, John shares some little known facts about Jim Henson!
2015x47
52 Facts about Popular Cities
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18, 2015
This week, John shares some little known facts about popular cities!
2015x48
37 Facts about Fruit
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02, 2015
This week, Adriene shares some little known facts about fruit!
2015x49
25 Facts about the Science of Music
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09, 2015
This week, John shares some little known facts about the science of music!
2015x50
26 Facts about Romantic Comedies
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16, 2015
This week, John shares some little known facts about his favorite romantic comedies!
2015x51
25 Holiday Film facts
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21, 2015
This week, John shares some little known facts about his favorite holiday films!
2015x52
21 Things That Turned 21 This Year (2015 edition)
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28, 2015
This week, John shares 21 things that turned 21 in 2015!