While some people may define literacy in strict terms as proficiency in reading comprehension, there’s often much more to it than that. To be literate opens the door to parse information, think and ...

In Tune Twist, we run the lyrics of a hit song through multiple languages, then translate them back into English. Here’s a hint: This song, which came out in 1999, was the first single from a ...

The San Diego-Carlsbad area in California trails behind, with the CPI change reaching .80 percent in the last two months and 4 percent over the last year. Many typical expenses, such as state taxes, ...

Historical figures are just like us: Sometimes, they go to the beach. Whether it’s to kick back and relax, to shoot a movie, or to stay far away from a regime that exiled them—well, that depends on ...

The Eugenics Record Office thought pseudoscience could make more perfect humans. It led to unspeakable tragedy.

Wearing your favorite old pair of camouflage shorts on a Caribbean cruise could put a real damper on your vacation.

Because basements are partially below grade, or under the ground, an egress window is often installed near a window well, which provides space to maneuver once a person has exited through the window.

Boston’s Fenway Park is full of criminals. In the state of Massachusetts, it’s technically illegal to swear at or otherwise insult athletes or officials during sporting events. That would make ...

But of all the English language’s possible sources of difficulty, easily confused and muddled word pairs—from there and their to e.g. and i.e. —surely rank among the most troublesome. Now, a new ...

These little spaces often spark curiosity and nostalgia, though few people know their history.

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

But there are a handful of specific airport landings that will have even the most confident flyers filled with fear. The fear factor of scary airport runways can come from a few different elements: ...