Mental Floss http://mentalfloss.com/node/24659/atom.xml 2014-11-24T01:24:06+00:00 http://mentalfloss.com/article/24659/last-weeks-most-popular-stories 2010-05-10T14:24:49+00:00 2010-05-10T14:27:37+00:00 Last Week's Most Popular Stories Jason

In case you weren't obsessively refreshing mentalfloss.com last week, here's what you missed:

1. Spell It Out: 16 Abbreviated Company Names Explained, by Ethan Trex
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2. It Curves! A Brief History of Wiffle Ball, by Ethan Trex
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3. Strange Geographies: Searching for the "Real" Venice, by Ransom Riggs
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4. School Band Arrangements: 10 Unusual Choices, by David K. Israel
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5. 6 Famous People Who Renounced Their Citizenship, by Greg Sabin
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6. The Quick 10: 10 Notable Happy Meal Toys, by Stacy Conradt
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7. Pet Sounds: 4 Animals That Could Really Talk, by Rob Lammle
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8. Amazing Color Photos From World War I, by Ransom Riggs
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9. The Lost State of Texlahoma, by Mike Trinklein
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10. Epic Star Wars Pregnancy Announcement, by Chris Higgins

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