Yelena Melnichenko
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11 Fierce Facts About Tigers
Tigers are famous for their stripes, but did you know that no tiger stripe is the same? Every tiger has a unique set of stripes that can be used to identify it, similar to human fingerprints. → Read More
7 Fun Facts for Elephant Appreciation Day
Test your knowledge with amazing and interesting facts, trivia, quizzes, and brain teaser games on MentalFloss.com. → Read More
New Online Translator Teaches Humans How to Speak 'Elephant'
Test your knowledge with amazing and interesting facts, trivia, quizzes, and brain teaser games on MentalFloss.com. → Read More
Can You Identify the Different Bird Calls in This Video?
Test your knowledge with amazing and interesting facts, trivia, quizzes, and brain teaser games on MentalFloss.com. → Read More
The Team that Boycotted the World Series
Calling off the World Series was a two-man job. → Read More
10 Transcendental Facts About 'Walden'
Most importantly: Thoreau was a secret party animal. → Read More
7 Fun Facts for World Elephant Day
Happy World Elephant Day! Celebrate the occasion with some facts about everyone's favorite gentle giant. → Read More
6 Bizarre Museums You Can Visit From The Comfort Of Your Desk
Like us on Facebook 1. The Toaster Museum You don't know toasters. What you're picturing in your head when you hear the word "toaster" could not possibly encompass the infinite variety and curiosity of the subject. Jens Veerbeck, a media designer and purveyor of a gorgeously accessible web museum, does know toasters. And he wants to show us how exciting the design history is of the machine that… → Read More
17 Videos of Pets Getting Into Trouble While Home Alone
Our furry friends find plenty of ways to entertain themselves when we're not around. → Read More
Miniature Calendar Features Landscapes Made From Household Items
Like us on Facebook Have you ever looked at broccoli and thought of a tree in a forest? Or that a Jenga tower was a construction site in the making? Well, Tatsuya Tanaka, a Japanese art designer and photographer, sees inspiration everywhere. "Everyday occurrences seen from a pygmy’s perspective can bring us lots of fun thoughts," Tanaka says. And in 2011, he set out to prove that. He takes his… → Read More
11 Delightful Duck Facts
You may have fed a few ducks in your lifetime, and maybe even seen a couple of ducklings waddling around—but how much do you really know about the common waterfowl? → Read More
The Bubble Tent You Didn't Know You Needed
A transparent dome that allows you to actually see the outdoors while you're enjoying the outdoors. → Read More
Celebrating a 390-Year-Old Bonsai Tree That Survived the Hiroshima Bombing
39 years after its arrival at the facility, and on the 70th anniversary of the Hiroshima bombing, the tree is being honored. → Read More
Stunt Rider Catches Tahitian Waves On His Dirt Bike
After three years of prep, Australian daredevil Robbie Maddison was in for the ride of his life. → Read More
10 Writing Tips From Stephen King
Have you ever felt so truly inspired to write a novel—and then had no idea what to write about? Have you ever felt the crippling doubt that comes along with pouring your heart out on paper? Well, have no fear! Stephen King’s On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft features a bounty of inspiring quotes for channeling your inner author and battling self-doubt. 1. On what it takes: Getty Images “If you… → Read More
10 Writing Tips From Stephen King
Like us on Facebook Have you ever felt so truly inspired to write a novel—and then had no idea what to write about? Have you ever felt the crippling doubt that comes along with pouring your heart out on paper? Well, have no fear! Stephen King’s On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft features a bounty of inspiring quotes for channeling your inner author and battling self-doubt. 1. On what it takes:… → Read More
10 Drowned Towns You Can Visit
Haunting waterworlds that got in the way of progress. → Read More
New York City's Poop Train
Like us on Facebook Most of us don’t give a second thought to what happens after we flush, but our daily leftovers have to end up somewhere. In New York City, where residents create approximately 1200 tons of sewage every day, this is not an issue to poo-poo—and for 20 years, the answer was a train loaded with our refuse that left the city and traveled 1600 miles out west, where farmers made the… → Read More
Earth’s Deepest-Dwelling Centipede Discovered in Croatia
This leggy inch-long assassin spends its entire life thousands of feet below the surface of the Earth. → Read More
Artist Creates Watercolor Coffee Art On Leaves
Indonesian artist Ghidaq al-Nizar has found a way to make the most out of his brew by creating beautiful works of art on cappuccinos, plates, and now even leaves! → Read More