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You may have never noticed the extra holes on the sides of your Chuck Taylor All-Stars, but they serve a clever purpose.

Ticks can't fly, but they can still defy gravity to start sucking your blood.

Spanish moss is neither Spanish nor moss. But the iconic Southern plant has an interesting history.

Need a better word to describe what ails you? Look no further than this list of old, unusual ways to describe your aches, pains, and whatever else is happening in your body.

In this episode of Misconceptions, host Justin Dodd thaws out a few myths about the ice age, from the idea that Earth was once frozen solid to what actually caused the mammoths’ extinction.

The best back-to-school products can help make your return to the classroom a little easier come fall.

In this episode of The List Show, Mental Floss editor-in-chief Erin McCarthy traces some of the most common myths we've gotten from movies.

Thanks to a law passed in 1976, our nation's first president—who died more than 200 years ago—is still the military's highest-ranking official.

This dream job includes a week of free hotel stays and pays $15,000 (plus other perks).

From Europe's smallest castle to a fortress built into a cliff, these unique castles all break the mold.

Sometimes musicians reach for inspiration from their bookshelves. Here are 20 bands named after classic literature.

When TVs became popular in the 20th century, some people started calling it ‘the tube.’ That nickname soon spawned an even catchier one: ‘the boob tube.’