In example you were n’t obsessionally refresh mentalfloss.com all week , here ’s what you missed :
Top 5 Stories Originally Posted This Week
1.Who Approved That ? 7 Food PromotionsGone Horribly Wrong , by Mario Marsicano
2.Crimes perpetrate byFerris Bueller(and Accomplices ) During His Day Off , by Chris Higgins
3.Photo Gallery : Our Readers ' Tattoos , by the lector who send in pictures of their tattoos
4.“Innocent " melodic theme That PromptedMass Hysteria , by Linda Rodriguez
5.What ’s in a(Horse ) Name ? No More Than 18 Characters , by Scott Allen
Top 5 Most Commented Stories
1.Photo Gallery : Our reader ' Tattoos , by the referee who sent in pictures of their tattoo
2.The Ad Council’sGreatest Hits , by Kara Kovalchik
3.Picasa vs. Flickr , by David K. Israel
4.R.I.P.Bea Arthur , by Kara Kovalchik
5.The Quick 10 : Rain , Rain , Go Away , by Stacy Conradt
Top 3 Quizzes Originally Posted This Week
1.Doogie Howser ’s Diary or RandomTwitter Update ? by Jason English
2.Ford the River ? AnOregon TrailQuiz , by Jason Plautz
3.Bill Backs , by Sandy Wood & Kara Kovalchik
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7 Other Things We Learned
1.Wecan’t blame the Spanishfor the Spanish Flu of 1918 .
2.They do n’t makeswine flu PSAslike they used to .
3.Fish can getseasick .
4.You canbuy poetryin vending machine .
5.If a pitch ball lodges in the umpire ’s or backstop ’s mask , all runners advance one base .
6.Rare whiskeyis a legal investment .
7.mental_flossco - founder Mangesh Hattikudur isno longer eligiblefor theInc.list of the " 30 Coolest enterpriser Under 30 . " * * * * * For more important life lessons , followthe_flosson Twitter . OK , maybe not life deterrent example . But we ’ll tell you what GEICO suffer for .
