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In a recent episode of the Mental Floss series Big Questions, host Craig Benzine explains how diamonds are rated and why white diamonds are so expensive.…

Host Craig Benzine (WheezyWaiter) explains why some types of bees die after stinging you on the latest episode of “Big Questions” by Mental Floss.

In a recent episode of the Mental Floss series Big Questions, host Craig Benzine explains the different theories about why spiders don’t stick to their own…

Host Craig Benzine explains why teeth chatter when people get cold in a recent episode of the Mental Floss video series “The Big Question.” Teeth chattering is…

Mental Floss host Craig Benzine explains why voices become higher after inhaling helium in a recent episode of the series Big Questions. Surprisingly, the answer has…

Mental Floss host Craig Benzine explains why butterflies are called butterflies in a recent episode of the series Big Questions, and in doing so dispels the myth that…

In a recent episode of the Mental Floss series The Big Question (see previously) host Craig Benzine explains the origins of last names in different cultures throughout…

Host Craig Benzine explains why tortoises are so slow in a recent episode of the Mental Floss series The Big Question (see previously).

In a new episode of Big Questions by Mental Floss (previously), host Craig Benzine answers a reader who asks why some cheeses are dyed yellow,…

In a recent episode of the Mental Floss series The Big Question (see previously), host Craig Benzine answers a viewer-submitted question about whether it is…