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“Only a complete fool doesn't judge a book by its cover.”
― Will Pearson

“Gatorade’s inventor later created an alcoholic variation, Hop ’n Gator—essentially, lemon lime Gatorade mixed with beer.”
― Will Pearson, mental_floss: The Book: The Greatest Lists in the History of Listory

“Sugar cubes soaked in ether helped cyclists get through 144-hour races in the 1870s. When ether wasn’t enough, coaches added nitroglycerine and cocaine. Don’t be too horrified, though; they also tossed in some peppermint for flavor.”
― Will Pearson, mental_floss: The Book: The Greatest Lists in the History of Listory

“chemical found in marijuana. And while chocolate won’t get you stoned (sorry, dude), the presence of AEA probably explains chocolate’s ability to calm and mellow.”
― Will Pearson, mental_floss: The Book: The Greatest Lists in the History of Listory

“baseball commissioner Ford Frick had to forbid Stanky from using what had become known as the “Stanky Maneuver,”
― Will Pearson, mental_floss: The Book: The Greatest Lists in the History of Listory

“goalie Glenn Healy enjoyed a long career, and he also enjoyed playing the bagpipes. While playing for the Maple Leafs in 2000, Healy needed stitches after slicing himself while repairing an antique set of pipes.”
― Will Pearson, mental_floss: The Book: The Greatest Lists in the History of Listory

“he debuted the Cozy Dog—the first corn dog on a stick. At first, he wanted to call his creation the “Crusty Cur,” but his wife convinced him to change the name to “Cozy Dog.” She felt people wouldn’t want to eat something described as “crusty.”
― Will Pearson, mental_floss: The Book: The Greatest Lists in the History of Listory

“In a 16-episode series titled “Clan of the Fiery Cross,” the writers pitted the Man of Steel against the men in white hoods. As the storyline progressed, the shows exposed many of the KKK’s most guarded secrets. By revealing everything from code words to rituals, the program completely stripped the Klan of its mystique. Within two weeks of the broadcast, KKK recruitment was down to zero. And by 1948, people were showing up to Klan rallies just to mock them.”
― Will Pearson, mental_floss: The Book: The Greatest Lists in the History of Listory

“Coffee wasn’t Jell-O’s only misstep: Cola-flavored Jell-O was sold for about a year starting in 1942, and for a brief while, the clear, wiggly dessert was sold in celery and chocolate flavors, too.”
― Will Pearson, mental_floss: The Book: The Greatest Lists in the History of Listory

“Cashews are one of a few nuts never sold in their shells. Their shells contain a toxic liquid that causes skin rashes.”
― Will Pearson, mental_floss: The Book: The Greatest Lists in the History of Listory

“Cap’n Crunch’s full name is Captain Horatio Magellan Crunch.”
― Will Pearson, mental_floss: The Book: The Greatest Lists in the History of Listory

“of the Radishes When Spanish explorers brought radishes to Mexico in the 16th century, farmers near the modern-day city of Oaxaca quickly started farming the veggies. Unfortunately, nobody wanted to buy them. Not knowing what to do with all the extra produce, vendors began carving the radishes into ornate shapes and using the vegetable sculptures to lure customers to their produce stands. Amazingly, it worked. The novelty items became so popular that farmers began leaving their radishes in the ground long after harvest season, letting them grow into bizarrely shaped behemoths. Now, December 23 is known as Noche de Rabanos (Night of the Radishes). Oaxacans celebrate it each year by gathering in the town square to display and admire elaborately detailed radishes modeled into saints, nativity scenes, and even the town itself.”
― Will Pearson, mental_floss: The Book: The Greatest Lists in the History of Listory

“The infamous Venus flytrap lives only in one tiny swath of natural habitat—a 60-mile radius around Wilmington, North Carolina.”
― Will Pearson, mental_floss: The Book: The Greatest Lists in the History of Listory

“The metal band that holds the eraser on a pencil is called a ferrule.”
― Will Pearson, mental_floss: The Book: The Greatest Lists in the History of Listory

“One cannot have everything the way he would like it. A man has no business to be depressed by a disappointment, anyway; he ought to make up his mind to get even.”
― Will Pearson, mental_floss: The Book: The Greatest Lists in the History of Listory

“But the trash can is just his American pad. In Pakistan, his name is Akhtar and he lives in an oil barrel. In Turkey, he is Kirpik and lives in a basket. And in Israel, it’s not Oscar at all—it’s his cousin, Moishe Oofnik, who lives in an old car.”
― Will Pearson, mental_floss: The Book: The Greatest Lists in the History of Listory

“In the 1940s and 1950s, the grass surface on most miniature golf courses was actually goat hair that had been dyed green.”
― Will Pearson, mental_floss: The Book: The Greatest Lists in the History of Listory