Since the very beginning, Mental Floss has been dedicated to dredging up fascinating facts from across a broad range of topics—we’ve covered everything from strange animal stories to weird historical ...

A bus driver, believed to be a Central Asian migrant, faced investigation in Russia after passengers accused him of leaving ...

The Shenzhou 20 crew is led by commander Chen Dong, a veteran astronaut and former Chinese fighter pilot on his third trip to space. Two spaceflight rookies, Chen Zhongrui and Wang Jie, are also ...

In just one minute, we trace the rise of the Mongol Empire under Genghis Khan and his successors. Using Google Earth, we follow their sweeping conquests across Asia, the Middle East, and into Europe, ...

Sergei Murashov experienced a career and life moment Thursday. The Pittsburgh Penguins goaltending prospect dressed for an ...

Thimphu: The sacred Piprahwa relics of Gautama Buddha, bone fragments unearthed from an ancient stupa in northern India, are set to arrive in Bhutan on Saturday. The arrival of relics come even as ...

Berwick Settle has worked on some of the biggest dairy farms in the world, where cows never go outside the barn and must take regular showers to stay cool and keep the milk flowing.