We give you an obscure word with four definitions—one correct, three made up. Can you identify the correct one?

Hundreds of thousands of people were killed and wounded as a result of the bombings, but true counts are difficult to estimate. A contemporary source suggests 135,000 were killed or injured in ...

The original Broadway cast recording is nearly 2.5 hours long and features more than 20,000 words. To celebrate 10 years of Hamilton on Broadway, we’re testing how well you know them. The ...

Another common reason for two doors was that each had its own distinct role.

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Sorry to residents of—or anyone planning a trip to—Wichita, Kansas. The city has been named the allergy capital of the United ...

Wolves are helping Yellowstone’s aspen trees grow tall again after decades of overgrazing.

No slang term for an occupation has supplanted the original job title more than cop. While the media and official documents may stick to the multi-syllable “police officer,” the majority of people ...

If you have the time, swinging by the front desk on your way out may save you a bit of money and make someone else’s day a ...

Here’s the complete list of the top 20 greenest cities around the world: If you’re in the U.S., you may want to visit these ...

Mental Floss talks to Jennings about his new Kennections book, the wrong ‘Jeopardy!’ answer that haunts him, and what he’s ...

The study found that the state with the highest average life expectancy at birth in the U.S. is Hawaii, which comes out far above the national average with a score of 79.9 years. Massachusetts came ...