The 25 Highest Grossing Movies of the 1980s
The decade of excess was all about blockbusters like 'Top Gun' and franchises like 'Star Wars' and 'Indiana Jones.' Which sounds familiar.| Mental Floss
The decade of excess was all about blockbusters like 'Top Gun' and franchises like 'Star Wars' and 'Indiana Jones.' Which sounds familiar.| Mental Floss
Test your knowledge with amazing and interesting facts, trivia, quizzes, and brain teaser games on MentalFloss.com.| Mental Floss
Futurist leaders considered pasta an “absurd Italian gastronomic religion” that went against the grain of fascism (literally).| Mental Floss
The successful storage containers have been filling kitchen cupboards for decades, but there’s a lot you may not know about this decades-old container company.| Mental Floss
Our first president's hair was all real (no wig for him!) but his teeth definitely were not (they may have originally belonged to a hippo). Read on for more George Washington facts.| Mental Floss
If you’re a mid-’90s baby who feels caught between Gen Y and Gen Z, these guidelines can help—no cap.| Mental Floss
This coming-of-age story featuring swaggering pirates, sea battles, and a quest for buried treasure is one of the most enduring adventure tales of all time.| Mental Floss
We may have medicinal cocaine to thank for Robert Louis Stevenson’s most successful novel.| Mental Floss
When I was a kid with a Nintendo Entertainment System (NES), sometimes my games wouldn't load. But I, like all kids, knew the secret: take out the game cartridge, blow on the contacts, and put it back in. And it seemed to work. (When it failed, I'd just keep trying until it worked.) But looking back, did blowing into the cartridge really help? I've talked to the experts, reviewed a study on this very topic, and have the answer. But first, let's talk tech. Famicom, NES, and Zero Insertion Force| Mental Floss
Find out more about how Rotten Tomatoes has become the premier destination for movie and TV reviews online.| Mental Floss
'He probably is never going to end up being a star in the league.'| Mental Floss
One of Hemingway's most popular stories casts a mako as the antagonist.| Mental Floss
In an era of rampant price increases, the cost of Costco's meal combo hasn't changed in nearly 40 years.| Mental Floss
Pay phones were thought to have an unpickable lock. Then James Clark came along.| Mental Floss
Our 26th president was a man of action who chased down boat thieves, knocked out an armed man, helped save football, and inspired the teddy bear.| Mental Floss
"It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better."| Mental Floss
