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Medieval family and their pet dog and monkey (Getty Images)

Bizarre pet advice from the Middle Ages

Ellen Gutoskey - Mental Floss
Little pocket in jeans (Getty Images)

Why do some jeans have fake pockets?

Jake Rossen - Mental Floss
Pose (FX Networks)

"Pose" kicks off its final fabulous walk

Melanie McFarland
Generation Hustle (HBO Max)

"Generation Hustle" almost got scammed

Ashlie D. Stevens
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Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs (Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

Is "My Old Kentucky Home" pro-slavery?

Christopher Lynch
Krispy Kreme glazed donuts (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Got vaxxed? These brands offer freebies

Ellen Gutoskey - Mental Floss
Joanna Jedrzejczyk of Poland punches Zhang Weili of China in their UFC strawweight championship fight (Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC)

Exploitation & gender inequality in UFC

Jennifer McClearen - The Conversation
Shrek (DreamWorks)

Celebrating the anarchy of "Shrek" at 20

Christopher Holliday - The Conversation
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Yasuke (Netflix)

Netflix's stunning Black samurai anime

Melanie McFarland
Esmé Bianco at the "Game of Thrones" final season premiere at Radio City Music Hall (Taylor Hill/Getty Images)

"Thrones" star sues Manson for assault

Ashlie D. Stevens
Brian Tyree Henry in "The Outside Story" (Samuel Goldwyn Films)

Brian Tyree Henry's "The Outside Story"

Gary M. Kramer
In this handout photo provided by the Washington County Sheriff’s Office, former television personality on "19 Kids And Counting" Josh Duggar poses for a booking photo after his arrest April 29, 2021 in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Duggar was reportedly arrested by federal agents and is being detained on a federal hold. (Washington County Sheriff’s Office via Getty Images)

Duggar arrested for child pornography

Ashlie D. Stevens
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Guardians of the Galaxy 2 (Marvel Studios)

"Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday" script

Sarabeth Pollock - Culturess
The Committed by Viet Thanh Nguyen (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images/Grove Press)

Colonial fetishizing in "The Committed"

April Yee
Amir El-Masry, Ola Orebiyi, Kwabena Ansah and Vikash Bhai in "Limbo" (Focus Features)

The offbeat life of refugees in "Limbo"

Gary M. Kramer
Orson Welles in "Citizen Kane" | Paddington Bear (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images/Studio Canal)

When Paddington took down Citizen Kane

Manuela Lopez Restrepo
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Catherine Middleton waves to the crowds as her sister and Maid of Honour Pippa Middleton holds her dress before walking in to the Abbey to attend the Royal Wedding of Prince William to Catherine Middleton at Westminster Abbey on April 29, 2011 in London, England. (Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)

What shattered the princess fantasy

Ashlie D. Stevens
Elizabeth Moss in "The Handmaid's Tale" (Sophie Giraud/Hulu)

"Handmaid's" tiresome cycle of torture

Melanie McFarland
Rose Byrne, Melissa McCarthy, Maya Rudolph, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Kristen Wiig, and Ellie Kemper in "Bridesmaids" (2011) (Universal Pictures)

20 surprising facts about "Bridesmaids"

Jon O'Brien - Mental Floss
Michael Greyeyes in "Rutherford Falls" (Colleen Hayes/Peacock)

Fun Native American culture on your TV

Melanie McFarland
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Elmo, Wes and Mr. Elijah (ABC/Sesame Street)

The untold story of "Sesame Street"

Ashlie D. Stevens
Producer Scott Rudin (Kevin Winter/Getty Images for Producers Guild)

Scott Rudin's litany of workplace abuses

Ashlie D. Stevens
In this handout photo provided by A.M.P.A.S., (L-R) Joshua James Richards, Dan Janvey, Mollye Asher, Peter Spears, Charlene Swankie, Chloé Zhao, Linda May, and Frances McDormand accept the Best Picture award for "Nomadland" onstage during the 93rd Annual Academy Awards at Union Station on April 25, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. (Todd Wawrychuk/A.M.P.A.S. via Getty Images)

The mixed bag of the 2021 Oscars

Melanie McFarland
Paul Reubens as Pee-wee Herman, presenter during First Annual Spike TV's Guys Choice (Chris Polk/FilmMagic)

Gen Xers are nostalgic for these PSAs

Nicole Johnson - Mental Floss
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