5 Things You Don’t Know About IKEA (But Should!)
mentalfloss.com — So, just how popular is IKEA? It’s estimated that 10% of living Europeans were conceived on an IKEA-produced bed. It’s time you learned a little more about the company, its reclusive owner Ingvar Kamprad (who may or may not be worth more than B. Gates), and his continuing quest to install flat pack, streamlined fixtures across the seven continents (Submitted by lekahe) More...
Unsettling Old Photos of the “Living” Dead view!
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What Your Favorite Movies Were Almost Called
mentalfloss.com — Naming a film is not a task taken lightly, especially when many millions of production dollars are involved. See what some of your favorite films were almost called, and ask yourself if you would’ve hired a babysitter and paid for popcorn had cooler heads not prevailed. (Submitted by MrBabyMan) More...
9 Child Prodigies (Who Actually Ended Up Doing Something)
mentalfloss.com — Being a child prodigy is no guarantee that you’ll grow up to be rich, famous or happy. You might have a breakdown and fade into obscurity (like that guy in the movie Shine), quit the scene altogether (like chess maestro Bobby Fischer), or turn to a life of petty crime (insert the name of your favorite child actor here). (Submitted by lekahe) More...
8 Brilliant Scientific Screw-ups
mentalfloss.com — Hard work and dedication have their time and place, but the values of failure and ineptitude have gone unappreciated for far too long. They say that patience is a virtue, but the following eight inventions prove that laziness, slovenliness, clumsiness and pure stupidity can be virtues, too. (Submitted by MrBabyMan) More...
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