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A Series of Misconceptions You Might Have Learned in School
Mental Floss discusses the misconceptions you might have learned in school in the first episode of the new Misconceptions web series.
‘The Star-Spangled Banner’ Played by Shooting a Gun at Musical Targets
In an ad for Musical Targets, a man at a shooting range plays the national anthem of the United States by firing a rifle. The…
Sir Ian McKellen Channels Gandalf From ‘The Lord of The Rings’ While Giving Exam Advice to British Students
“If you don’t revise properly… You shall not pass!” Sir Ian McKellen recently visited students at Chew Valley School in South West England to talk…
Jumpy the Dog Pretends to Drink From a Gatorade Bottle
An incredibly talented Border Collie/Blue Heeler mix named Jumpy, about whose amazing tricks we’ve previously posted, pretends to drink from a bottle containing blue G2…
1980s Wendy’s Employee Training Video Used Disco Song To Show the Proper Way to Prepare and Serve Their Chili Meal
In the 1980’s Wendy’s Restaurants used an interesting tactic to relate the the “young people” working in their stores – an original disco-style song with…
Elegant Tortoiseshell Cat Walks Through the Room Like a Fashion Model on the Catwalk
An graceful Tortoiseshell cat named Twitter walks through the room as if she’s a fashion model on the catwalk. According to her human Geoffrey Henry,…
Gertjie the Orphaned Baby Rhino Adorably Tries to Imitate the Hopping Gait of His Lamb Friend
Gertjie the orphaned baby rhinoceros who cruelly lost his parents to poachers, adorably tries to imitate the hopping gait of his friend Lammi, a brown…
Stubborn Newfoundland Dog Loudly Complains While Grudgingly Performing Tricks for His Human
A stubborn Newfoundland named Sebastien complains loudly when he’s asked by his human to perform such simple tricks as “sit”, “lie down” “roll over” and…
Obedient Cat Backs Away From the Dinner Table on Her Hind Legs When She Is Asked To Do So
Momotaro, a beautiful white cat with black crescent eyebrows and amazing abs, obediently backs away from the dinner table on her hind legs when her…
Color Thesaurus, A Visualization of the Various Names for Common Colors
To aid her writing, author and artist Ingrid Sundberg has created Color Thesaurus, a visualization of a variety of names for common colors. The visualization…