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mental_floss Ransom Riggs visited Vanuatu earlier this year and stopped by a few
villages that were definitely not on the tourist trail. Lucky for us,
he brought his camera.

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Melissa
Melissa
Wonderful pics & interesting info with them.
3 hours ago
Shanae
Shanae
Amazing pictures.
7 minutes ago
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mental_floss Daily decision making might be easier if you used these handy flowcharts.

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Sarah Jowett
Sarah Jowett
I seriously love these types of flowcharts, thanks.
Yesterday at 11:27am
Alexandra
Alexandra
Love it!
Yesterday at 11:55am
Michelle Fuga
Michelle Fuga
Arrrggghhh . . . lean manufacturing.
Yesterday at 6:01pm
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mental_floss Here are the stories of nine foods named after people, including Margherita pizza, Graham crackers, and nachos (yes, nachos).

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Barbara Bertany Figlar
Barbara Bertany Figlar
Great, John Ford: I guffawed when I read your post....!
Wed at 6:27am
Jennifer Tilton
Jennifer Tilton
I will never eat another graham cracker.
Wed at 10:28am
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mental_floss Today's quiz is for the gleeks. Some faces around McKinley High look awfully familiar, but where have you seen them before?

http://www.mentalfloss.com/quiz/quiz.php?q=824&p=1

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The Cast of Glee: Where Have I Seen Them Before?
Janet Koch
Janet Koch
I love Jane Lynch.
November 16 at 12:23pm
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mental_floss "Slush fund"? "Clean bill of health"? "In the Doldrums"? Here’s a look at 9 family-friendly phrases that came from the mouths of sailors.

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Sean Steezy
Sean Steezy
arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrg
November 16 at 12:51pm
Spencer Kearton
Spencer Kearton
Dont forget to switch your facebook language to pirate! It's pleasin to me eye!
November 16 at 1:12pm
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mental_floss Quiz time! Here are 10
curious gadgets found in the Hammacher Schlemmer catalog. Do you have any idea what they're used
for? Take today's quiz...

http://www.mentalfloss.com/quiz/quiz.php?q=823&p=1

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Matt Cole
Matt Cole
80% I rock! I'm gonna have to get one of those gyro dumbells though. Way cool.
November 15 at 8:17am
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mental_floss Mid-Morning Reading: Here are five things you might not know about the man who brought us so many happy little trees.

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Kris
Kris
an angel sent from God!
November 14 at 7:27am
Gen Georfo-Angeles
Gen Georfo-Angeles
I used to watch him with my Mama... this guy is brilliant! :)
November 16 at 1:37pm
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mental_floss Dogs can be trained to do so much these days (I mean, not mine. Mine
are beyond hope. Other dogs.) Here are just 10 of the ways dogs are
contributing to society.

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Gayle Löve Swanson
Gayle Löve Swanson
I've seen hearing dogs at work and they're quite amazing!
November 12 at 9:25pm
Michael P Cullen
Michael P Cullen
Wow, some of these were real eye openers.
November 13 at 4:49pm
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mental_floss Who is Paul Langerhans, and how did his islets wind up in your pancreas? Here's a look at a few scientists and their anatomical namesakes.

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Cecelia Sullivan
Cecelia Sullivan
Oh my goodness! I've discovered that other people have conscious control over the opening of their Eustachian tubes! Now I know what to tell people that I'm doing. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eustachian_tube#Pressure_equalization
November 12 at 12:51pm
Amy
Amy
I never knew that there were people who couldn't do that. I just thought it was normal!
November 12 at 6:34pm
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mental_floss What do the Gettysburg Address, Hitchcock's 'Vertigo' and the automobile have in common? Early terrible reviews...

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Joshua
Joshua
I'm glad I have something in common with those best sellers.
November 12 at 9:24am
Greg Kissel
Greg Kissel
Cars, just another passing fad...
November 13 at 3:41am
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mental_floss To commemorate Veterans’ Day, here are some clips of overjoyed dogs welcoming home returning soldiers. Here's hoping all our men and women serving overseas get equally enthusiastic greetings soon.

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Bunni
Bunni
I found this with links from AtlasShrugs and was so thrilled with it. I adore Doggies and Soldiers. I did a link to it in my Veteran's Day Post! Thank you for compiling the most heart-warming video's ever!
November 13 at 6:54am
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November 14 at 4:24am
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mental_floss Although we’ll always have mainstays like Big Bird & Elmo, many Muppets have been forgotten or deemed unnecessary. Here are
a few Sesame Street residents who were evicted.

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Charles Simpson
Charles Simpson
Don was cool and had a direct influence on the rest of my adult life.
November 11 at 5:29am
Cyndi Stephenson
Cyndi Stephenson
Poor Roosevelt Franklin! He didn't stand a chance!
November 11 at 7:37am
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mental_floss Morning Reading: Flying a flag at half-staff has become a well-recognized symbol of national grieving, but where did this tradition originate, and how does the decision to lower the flag work?

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Gayle Löve Swanson
Gayle Löve Swanson
I wondered about this a while back ... now I know. Thanks Mental Floss!
November 10 at 8:17am
Rich Clark
Rich Clark
I used to know stuff like this from my Marine Corps training. However, time passes and so do brain cells. Thanks for the reminder.
November 10 at 8:50am
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mental_floss Do you have trouble telling your reds from your greens? You've got some famous company...

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Joe
Joe
A color blind friend of mine told me a great story about his favorite 'blue and white' sweater in High School that turned out to be pink and purple.
November 10 at 2:14am
Jennifer Kowkabany
Jennifer Kowkabany
LOL Joe! Mu hubby cannot tell brown from grey. Makes for some interesting sock pairings. :)
November 10 at 6:32am
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