Erik van Rheenen
Mental Floss
Syracuse, NY, United States
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15 Jokes From the World's Oldest Jokebook
Test your knowledge with amazing and interesting facts, trivia, quizzes, and brain teaser games on MentalFloss.com. → Read More
16 Fun Facts About 'The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy'
Why 16 things? Because 42 things would have been far too long. → Read More
10 Songs Bill Nye Made Educational
With the 20th anniversary of his show (September 10) just in the rear-view mirror, here are 10 of fictional Not That Bad Records' greatest hits from the not-actually-real album "Soundtrack of Science." → Read More
15 Polls Hijacked by the Internet
These polls went awry once people of the Internet found a way to steer them off track into outrageous (and sometimes insensitive) results. → Read More
25 Famous Songs With Misunderstood Meanings
Bruce Springsteen's 'Born in the U.S.A.' isn't the patriotic anthem you think it is, and it turns out that 'Gangnam Style' has a real message behind it. → Read More
10 Artists Who Hated Their Biggest Hit
Just because certain songs are fan favorites doesn't mean the artists who made them famous feel the same way. → Read More
11 Jokes From the World's Oldest Jokebook
To pilfer one of the oldest jokes in the book means dusting off the Philogelos (meaning "Laughter Lover"), a Greek anthology of more than 200 jokes from the fourth or fifth century. → Read More
15 Famous Songs With Misunderstood Meanings
Here's what they're really singing about. → Read More
10 Demands Made by World Cup Teams
Brazilian hotels had to make some unusual concessions to accommodate the players. → Read More
12 Predictions Isaac Asimov Made About 2014 in 1964
After Isaac Asimov attended the World's Fair in 1964, he penned an essay he titled "Visit to the World's Fair of 2014." → Read More
When John Adams Predicted the Wrong Independence Day
When John Adams penned a letter to future First Lady Abigail Adams on July 3, 1776, he guessed how future generations of Americans would celebrate Independence Day with remarkable accuracy—but he got the date wrong. → Read More