A sharp needle in your mouth. According to our own Mental Floss archives, Victorian Halloween celebrants would bake cakes containing a needle, thimble, dime, or ring. If your cake had a needle or ...

At 95, retired master seamstress Maria Pulsone of Flushing says she’s nothing special. Nevertheless, there is a life-size statue of her in the new location of the Italian American Museum. It shows her ...

Super Thursday has lived up to its name once again by delivering 22 new entries into the UK’s top 50, with Boris Johnson’s ...

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The world of gambling is a vast and diverse one with numerous games that are quite different from each other. While they all exist ...

I, Robot' director Alex Proyas accused Elon Musk of ripping off his sci-fi film designs in Musk's latest Tesla prototypes, ...

A Memoir," Cornelia Maude Spelman describes her journey with alcoholism, her recovery, and how she got sober.

To many, the pub is a social hotspot and a place that people head to during the autumn and winter season to enjoy a pint in cosy surroundings ...

I've been teaching his third book, "Razorblade Tears," to my Modern Crime Novel class in preparation for his forthcoming ...