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 ...

See if you can decipher this twisted tune. / Roman Samborskyi/Shutterstock (Dancing Man on Disco Ball), Sunward Art/Shutterstock (Musical Notes) In Tune Twist, we run the lyrics of a hit song ...

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 ...

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?

Hundreds of little-known trivia facts and dozens of entertaining quizzes inspired by your favorite bingeable TV shows, from the experts at Mental Floss. Impress your friends, family, and coworkers ...