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Mental Floss

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Sloths’ long front arms make them skillful swimmers. #sloth #funfacts #sloths #science #animals #funfactsyoudidntknow created by Mental Floss with yo suzuki(akisai)'s tropical reggae BGM no melody

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Sloths’ long front arms make them skillful swimmers. #sloth #funfacts #sloths #science #animals #funfactsyoudidntknow

Gnorts, Mr. Alien! #neilarmstrong #moonlanding #nasa #space #spacetok #astronaut #sciencetok #mentalfloss #funfacts created by Mental Floss with masatsumu's Sound effect. Alien appearance

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Gnorts, Mr. Alien! #neilarmstrong #moonlanding #nasa #space #spacetok #astronaut #sciencetok #mentalfloss #funfacts

Some of the least popular baby girl names from 100 years ago. #babynames #historytok #history #names #babynameideas created by Mental Floss with Kohrogi's Swan Lake "dance of four swans"

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Some of the least popular baby girl names from 100 years ago. #babynames #historytok #history #names #babynameideas

Millipede (Taylor’s Version) #taylorswift #science #funfacts #millipede #swifttok created by Mental Floss with hannah_harpist's invisible string harp cover

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Millipede (Taylor’s Version) #taylorswift #science #funfacts #millipede #swifttok

Space stinks. 🪐 #space #astronomy #funfacts #mentalfloss created by Mental Floss with tilekid's you not the same

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Space stinks. 🪐 #space #astronomy #funfacts #mentalfloss

I’m lovin’ it. #funfacts #ronaldmcdonald #japan #amazingfact #mentalfloss created by Mental Floss with Charmer & Klay's Campfire

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I’m lovin’ it. #funfacts #ronaldmcdonald #japan #amazingfact #mentalfloss

Were explaining 50 urban legends from all across the United States. First stop: Alaska. #urbanlegend #alaska #history #historytok #alaskahistory #ushistory #funfacts created by Mental Floss with Mental Floss's original sound

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Were explaining 50 urban legends from all across the United States. First stop: Alaska. #urbanlegend #alaska #history #historytok #alaskahistory #ushistory #funfacts

Meet Unsinkable Sam, the cat who survived 3 shipwrecks 🐈‍⬛ #unsinkablesam #blackcat #cathistory #catsoftiktok #historytok created by Mental Floss with Mental Floss's original sound

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Meet Unsinkable Sam, the cat who survived 3 shipwrecks 🐈‍⬛ #unsinkablesam #blackcat #cathistory #catsoftiktok #historytok

Famous photographs like the #MigrantMother tell stories without words. Sometimes, though, those stories can be misleading or incomplete. Head to our YouTube for the real stories behind some famous photos. #einstein #realhistory #historytok #famousphotos created by Mental Floss with Mental Floss's original sound

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Famous photographs like the #MigrantMother tell stories without words. Sometimes, though, those stories can be misleading or incomplete. Head to our YouTube for the real stories behind some famous photos. #einstein #realhistory #historytok #famousphotos

An exploding corpse, a 45-minute car chase, and a horse-related mishap that lead to a century-long royal tradition. On this episode of The List Show, we’re covering funerals gone wrong. Like, really wrong. #funeral #history #historytok #historian #booktok created by Mental Floss with Mental Floss's original sound

An exploding corpse, a 45-minute car chase, and a horse-related mishap that lead to a century-long royal tradition. On this episode of The List Show, we’re covering funerals gone wrong. Like, really wrong. #funeral #history #historytok #historian #booktok

View our full list of 46 books that changed world on our site. 📚 🌎 #booktok #history #donquixote #frankenstein #thecolorpurple #thingsfallapart #thewealthofnations #literature #changetheworld

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View our full list of 46 books that changed world on our site. 📚 🌎 #booktok #history #donquixote #frankenstein #thecolorpurple #thingsfallapart #thewealthofnations #literature #changetheworld

These words don’t mean what they used to … #funfacts #history #historytok #linguistics #words created by Mental Floss with tuckerbudzyn's original sound

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These words don’t mean what they used to … #funfacts #history #historytok #linguistics #words

Old English Insults We Should Bring Back ☝️ #weirdwords #linguistics #funfacts #historytok #booktok #history #vocabulary created by Mental Floss with kenapo's Piano sonata in the style of 18th century classical music ...

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Old English Insults We Should Bring Back ☝️ #weirdwords #linguistics #funfacts #historytok #booktok #history #vocabulary

Work these historical curses into current conversation. 📚 Interested in learning more unusual words and old-timey slang? Our new book, The Curious Compendium of Wonderful Words: A Miscellany of Obscure Terms, Bizarre Phrases, & Surprising Etymologies, is out June 6! You can pre-order your copy on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Books-A-Million, or Bookshop.org. 📚 #weirdwords #words #linguistics #funfacts #historytok #oldenglish #historicalcurses #curses #gomilkaduck #greenscreen created by Mental Floss with Mental Floss's original sound

Work these historical curses into current conversation.

📚 Interested in learning more unusual words and old-timey slang? Our new book, The Curious Compendium of Wonderful Words: A Miscellany of Obscure Terms, Bizarre Phrases, & Surprising Etymologies, is out June 6! You can pre-order your copy on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Books-A-Million, or Bookshop.org. 📚

#weirdwords #words #linguistics #funfacts #historytok #oldenglish #historicalcurses #curses #gomilkaduck #greenscreen

MAX #dognames #dog #historytok #history #historybuff #pets #max #max #max most popular dog names created by Mental Floss with Aurel Surya Lie's Cute

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MAX #dognames #dog #historytok #history #historybuff #pets #max #max #max most popular dog names

In honor of her first graphic novel, 'Amelia Aierwood - Basic Witch,' out April 11, we challenged @EmilyHampshire to pick between iconic pop culture witches in a game of "Which Witch?" 🧙‍♀️ Which witches would you have chosen? #emilyhampshire #whichwitch #popculture #popculturenews #basicwitch #witch @emilyhampshire created by Mental Floss with Mental Floss's original sound

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In honor of her first graphic novel, 'Amelia Aierwood - Basic Witch,' out April 11, we challenged @EmilyHampshire to pick between iconic pop culture witches in a game of "Which Witch?" 🧙‍♀️

Which witches would you have chosen? #emilyhampshire #whichwitch #popculture #popculturenews #basicwitch #witch @emilyhampshire

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