'Learn Something' Articles
21 total- Friday, May 4 2007
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Article:Old Fashioned Fun
Learn Something took a little vacation but it being finals time and all, Mental Floss and I have returned to impart more vital knowledge on your eager young minds. Today we're learning about...Old Timey Drinking GamesBloody FunWhere:...
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- Thursday, Mar 29 2007
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Presidential Affairs
It's been a whole week since we've learned something I get the sense that you're starved for important information. That's why Mental Floss and I are happy to sit you down, remind you to turn off your cell phones and school you in the ways of......
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- Thursday, Mar 22 2007
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Performance Enhancing Drugs
Learn Something has been on spring break for the past few weeks. It was sick. We drove down to Lauderdale, hit up a few Waffle Houses, met some chicks on the beach and got a sick tattoo of a fish. Anyway, we're back and in the spirit of excess,...
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- Thursday, Mar 1 2007
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Too Cool For School
Nothing says cool like getting booted from school. And since celebrities are very, very cool the transative property states that a bunch of them must have gotten ejected from our fine learning institutions. Wouldn't you know it, the property...
KEEP READINGBy Streeter Seidell 15 likes
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- Thursday, Feb 22 2007
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A History Of Highness
Put your learning hats on, kids, because it's raining knowledge. This week Mental Floss and I are teaming up to teach you about...Marijuana Milestones1200 (B.C.): Cannabis has been around for a while, but the 1200’s marks the first...
KEEP READINGBy Streeter Seidell 42 likes
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- Thursday, Feb 15 2007
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Match The Drink To The Drunk
It's that time of the week again, the time when Mental Floss and I team up to teach you something important. This week we're going to take a little test. See if you can match the famous person to their drink of choice.&...
KEEP READINGBy Streeter Seidell 11 likes
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- Thursday, Feb 8 2007
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The History Of Sex
It's my favorite time of the week, the time of the week when Mental_Floss and I get to teach you some valuable piece of knowledge that will help you immensely as you move through life. Now, we all know there is nothing grosser than the...
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- Thursday, Feb 1 2007
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Learn Something
MentalFloss and I are back after a week off to teach more of that oh-so-valuable knowledge your brains crave. This week, why don't we learn about...Real Life Stories Behind Famous SongsThe Beatles’ “Helter Skelter”The Dirty...
KEEP READINGBy Streeter Seidell 11 likes
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- Thursday, Jan 18 2007
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Learn Something
MentalFloss and I are back again to teach you valuable information. Today we're going to learn about...Internet FirstsThe 1st Internet Banner Ad was created for the notoriously crappy beverage, Zima, back in 1998. Since then banner ads...
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- Thursday, Jan 11 2007
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Learn Something
It's been a while since MentalFloss and I teamed up to teach you valuable information. Luckily, we're back to drop some much-needed knowledge on the youth of America. Today we're going to learn about...Famous ArrestsWinona likes to...
KEEP READINGBy Streeter Seidell 16 likes
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- Thursday, Dec 14 2006
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If you dig: Bathing in salsaYour holiday is: La TomatinaEssentially, for two hours, Valencia, Spain turns into a giant rotten tomato fight. While no one quite knows how it officially started (theories about anti-socialism, and class-warfare...
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- Thursday, Dec 7 2006
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Learn Something
The Ingredients: Ink, kerosene, charcoal and matchesThe Product: GunpowderWho knew?: That kid you used to beat up in high school. For more useful information check out MentalFloss.com
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- Thursday, Nov 30 2006
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Learn Something
Once again, I'm here with my friends from (Mental Floss|http://www.mentalfloss.com) teaching the important lessons you need to get through life. Today we're going to learn a little bit about... *Great Milestones In Pornography!* Larry...
KEEP READINGBy Streeter Seidell 9 likes
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- Thursday, Nov 9 2006
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Learn Something
I'm back with my good friends over at (Mental Floss|http://www.mentalfloss.com) bringing you the knowledge you absolutely need to get through life. For instance, why don't we learn a little bit about... *Great Syphilitics In History!* When it...
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- Thursday, Nov 2 2006
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Learn Something
Traveling is fun, inside and outside the country, but if you're going on vacation you should definitely know what you can get away with. Today (Mental Floss|http://www.mentalfloss.com) and I are dropping knowledge about places to avoid and...
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- Thursday, Oct 26 2006
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Learn Something
Our country's teachers are lazy slackers who teach just enough to pass the state-wide standardized test. Luckily, I'm here with (Mental Floss|http://www.mentalfloss.com) to teach you about the things that really matter. Say, for...
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- Friday, Oct 20 2006
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Learn Something
With the state of education these days, it's a wonder any of you can read this sentence. Luckily, we've teamed up with (Mental Floss|http://www.mentalfloss.com) to teach you the extremely important information your teacher forgot to mention....
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- Wednesday, Oct 4 2006
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Learn Something IV
It's a stupid world but someone's gotta educate it. Luckily, I'm here to point you towards the glowing light of knowledge. This week... *The Origins of Alcohol Brand Names* *Jack Daniel's* - There never was a man named Jack Daniel, but...
KEEP READINGBy Streeter Seidell 22 likes
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- Friday, Sep 29 2006
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Learn Something III
We've already learned so much together. Why, there was (deadly Presidents|http://www.collegehumor.com/update:1705591) and (important drug dates|http://www.collegehumor.com/update:1705691), what else could there possibly be to learn? How...
KEEP READINGBy Streeter Seidell 10 likes
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- Thursday, Sep 21 2006
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Learn Something, Issue II
Who says learning can't be fun? Last time we learned about which US presidents have directly killed other humans, but today we're learning something new! *Important Dates In Illegal Drug History* #*1855* - German chemist Friedrich...
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