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it’s 2026 and people are still negatively nicknaming innocuous apps over perceived failings?

The Surprisingly Dark Origins of "Three Blind Mice" | Chelsea Thatcher for Mental Floss (@mentalfloss.com)
https://www.mentalfloss.com/literature/nursery-rhymes/dark-origins-three-blind-mice/

The Surprisingly Dark Origins of "Three Blind Mice"

We may know the rhyme, but we’ve been blind to its disturbing history.

Mental Floss

Signs of the Apocalypse 2d ago

7 Historical Figures Who Lived at the Same Time (But Feel Like They Didn’t) | Nitya Rao for Mental Floss (@mentalfloss.com)
https://www.mentalfloss.com/history/misconceptions/historical-figures-alive-same-time/

7 Historical Figures Who Lived at the Same Time (But Feel Like They Didn’t)

Wait…Charlie Chaplin and 50 Cent were alive at the same time?! These surprising historical overlaps will change how you see the past.

Mental Floss

Signs of the Apocalypse 3d ago

From Belly Buttons to Bathing: 9 Uncommon Phobias You Didn't Know Existed | Logan DeLoye for Mental Floss (@mentalfloss.com)
https://www.mentalfloss.com/science/psychology/uncommon-phobias-you-didn-t-know-existed/

From Belly Buttons to Bathing: 9 Uncommon Phobias You Didn't Know Existed

Whether it’s numbers, colors, or even peanut butter sticking to the roof of your mouth, these unique phobias truly exist.

Mental Floss

Signs of the Apocalypse 3d ago

Wikipedia officially bans AI-generated content |Drew Gills for The A.V. Club (@AVClub)

https://www.avclub.com/wikipedia-bans-ai-slop-content/

Wikipedia officially bans AI-generated content

AV Club

Signs of the Apocalypse 5d ago

Tech-Mogul Inventions Like the Cybertruck Are Rooted in an Insidious Fantasy | Laura Miller for Slate (@slate)

https://slate.com/culture/2026/03/elon-musk-mark-zuckerberg-jeff-bezos-tech-silicon-valley-science-fiction-sci-fi-influences.html

Tech-Mogul Inventions Like the Cybertruck Are Rooted in an Insidious Fantasy

Tech moguls both love science fiction and chronically fail to understand what it is trying to tell them.

Slate

Signs of the Apocalypse 5d ago

A Perfectly Normal Story About The Time #RFKTheLesser Cut Off A Raccoon's Penis
Gary Legum for Wonkette (@wonkette_bot)

https://www.wonkette.com/p/a-perfectly-normal-story-about-the/

A Perfectly Normal Story About The Time Robert Kennedy Jr. Cut Off A Raccoon's Penis

Everything's normal.

Wonkette

Signs of the Apocalypse 6d ago

Quiz: How Quickly Can You Pinpoint the Modern Countries of Shakespeare’s Plays? | Nitya Rao for Mental Floss (@mentalfloss.com)

https://www.mentalfloss.com/quizzes/pinpoint-modern-countries-shakespeare-plays/

Quiz: How Quickly Can You Pinpoint the Modern Countries of Shakespeare’s Plays?

Think you know Shakespeare? See how quickly you can match his famous plays to the modern countries where they’re set.

Mental Floss

Signs of the Apocalypse Mar 20

Why Elevators Have Mirrors | Lori Dorn for Laughing Squid (@LaughingSquid)
https://laughingsquid.com/why-elevators-have-mirrors/

Why Elevators Have Mirrors

"Simple Things - Surprising Histories" explained that elevators originally had mirrors to give riders something to do.

Laughing Squid

Signs of the Apocalypse Mar 20

Every Dimension Explained in Eight Minutes | Lori Dorn for Laughing Squid (@LaughingSquid)
https://laughingsquid.com/every-dimension-explained/

Every Dimension Explained in Eight Minutes

Sketched Out used clever animation to visually explain every dimension of mathematical space in eight minutes.

Laughing Squid

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