Roborock’s S8 MaxV Ultra robot vacuum became the first robot vacuum to go to space as part of the company’s “Cleaning Beyond Limits” campaign.

In Tune Twist, we run the lyrics of a hit song through multiple languages, then translate them back into English—and this October, we’re featuring songs that wouldn’t be out of place on your Halloween ...

In our latest word game, we’re challenging you to fill in the blanks and figure out the words. In each of these words, there ...

Whether you’re committing them or observing them, spelling errors are a fact of life. A number of people struggle with embarrass, for example, failing to double up on the r. The double-letter flaw can ...

Wit Newly Revived was an 18th-century collection of rhyming riddles and puzzles published (according to its fairly lengthy subtitle) “For the trial of wit, and diversion of persons of either sex ...

As a retired fire captain told Mental Floss in 2015, firefighters need to act as “plumbers, electricians, psychologists, and mechanics” depending on the scenario. For many situations—such as ...

Can you figure out what the song is, or who performed it? Test your deciphering skills and your musical knowledge below.

Let’s see how well you know your literature. / Thomas Barwick/DigitalVision/Getty Images (woman), ahmad agung wijayanto/Shutterstock (question marks) When it comes to citing novels, opening ...

The signed archetype of the U.S. Constitution now up for auction. / Brunk Auctions If you’ve ever wanted to own a rare signed copy of the U.S. Constitution, now’s your chance. On September 28 ...

Gammer Gurton’s Garland was the title of a landmark collection of nursery rhymes first published in England in the early 1780s. Compiled by an English antiquary named Joseph Ritson, the book ...

In Definition Detective, we give you an obscure word with four possible definitions. Only one is correct—the other three we made up. Can you identify the real meaning from the fakes?