From toys to television and fashion to film, Mental Floss uncovers the people, places, and things that make pop culture tick (past and present).

On September 1, 1944, a young mother of two named Aline Kearney noticed a sickly sweet odor coming through her bedroom window ...

Professor Franklin Joseph has explained five simple swaps everyone can make to boost weight loss and general health ...

Love it or hate it, candy corn is a Halloween staple. Some people can’t resist candy corn’s super-sweet taste, while others ...

There are tons of healthy candy alternatives available, but does any of it actually taste good? Here, an RD breaks down the ...

Popcorn is delicious at even its most basic, but when you add garlic cloves to your cooking oil it becomes a truly tremendous ...

The 2024 event counts 42 narrative feature films, 24 documentaries, and 118 short films, as well as an award ceremony, eight ...