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Nick Greene

Nick Greene is Editor-at-Large for MentalFloss.com. He has written about trying to ride the entire New York Subway system in one day, surviving the apocalypse without a spare set of contact lenses, and whether or not Elvis was actually any good at karate. Originally from Chicago, he currently lives in Oakland, California.
11 of America's Most Inspiring Cup Holder Patents
Why is it Called a "Wild Card" Spot?
What's the Deal With "What's the Deal With..."? Did Seinfeld Actually Say it?
29 Early Sports Rules
Top Ten Facts About The Early Days of 'Late Night With David Letterman'
Good, Honest Football: Re-Watching the XFL
15 Things You May Not Know About 'Slaughterhouse-Five'
The Launch Of A Newfangled, High-Tech Watch — In 1973
Who Gets The Royalties for 'Mein Kampf'?
The Most Popular NFL Team by County
Why Is Seattle's CenturyLink Field So Loud?
The 13 Most Impressive Performances From 1978's Rock ‘N Roll Sports Classic
12 Highlights From Flying First Class on the World's Swankiest Airlines
Tim Horton Originally Sold Hamburgers
12 Feats of Strength from a 1700s Strongman
The First Commercial Jet to Break the Sound Barrier Was Not the Concorde
10 Pressing Questions About Bicycle Use and Ownership From 1869
16 Out-of-Context IKEA Instructions to Help You Live a Better Life
15 Excellent Bits of Carnival Slang to Add to Your Vocabulary
What It's Like to Work On a Skyscraper's Antenna
Kurt Vonnegut and the Day Scientists Went on Strike
Visit Pyongyang! (Via Time-Lapse Tourism Video)
Fact-Checking a 1947 British Weather Report
The Astronaut Whose First Words on the Moon Were a Joke
What Was Coke II?
The 15 Weirdest Wikipedia Pages Edited From Congressional IP Addresses
How Do Royalties Work for "Weird Al" Songs?
How Mao Accidentally Turned Mangoes Into Divine Objects of the Cultural Revolution
If An Ambulance Hits You, Do They Have To Pick You Up?
31 Temperance Movement Jokes for Teetotallers to Zing Drunkards
Sports Illustrated's Predictions for the Future of Sports (in 1991)
10 Declassified CIA Cafeteria Complaints
What Do Players Get for Winning the World Cup?
How Does One Actually Read Tea Leaves?
Watch Germany's Rout of Brazil (With the Brazilian Players Removed)
11 Grammar Lessons From the Leaked CIA Style Book
The Sweetest Man In History Writes to Beckett Baseball Card Monthly in 1987
The Biggest Blowout in World Cup History
Twins: The Mid-'90s NYC Restaurant Staffed Entirely By Identical Twins
Cartoon All-Stars To The Rescue: The Biggest Anti-Drug PSA Ever
"I'll Bite Every German Player if I Have To"
The "Disgrace of Gijón": The Most Controversial Match In World Cup History
What Is a TPS Report?
The Largest Video Game Collection on Earth Sells for $750,000
How Do Soccer Referees Determine Stoppage Time?
Life Lessons From Sharper Image Catalogs
6 TV Shows That Flopped Despite Having a Super Bowl Lead-In
11 World Cup Heroes Who Weren't Full-Time Professional Players
David Foster Wallace Sent in a 'Believer' Subscription Card With Corrections
42 Quotes From Germans About American Troops After World War I
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