With all due respect to ’90s R&B icons TLC, you should definitely go chasing waterfalls at some point—especially the ones on this list. We’ve already named some of the best, easiest, and most ...

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.

If eating fresh fruit makes your mouth tingle, you might have this little-known (but very treatable) condition.

Recently, Mental Floss broke down the state names that Americans find the hardest to pronounce, based on a study by language ...

Americans have a strong preference for what they want to eat before they shuffle off this mortal coil.

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.

The first 13 states listed below were the original 13 colonies. Their so-called statehood dates are the day they ratified the ...

A science fiction writer called it an “artifact of such utter simplicity and perfection that it seems it must be either the ...