Mental Floss ✓
@mental_floss · New York · joined 04 Feb 2009
Home for all things curious, including surprising facts; answers to life's big questions; and untold stories from history, science, pop culture, and beyond.
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The Mystery of Hildegard von Bingen's Secret Language https://t.co/xPruqSZFVu
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The Bruce Willis Movie He Called Relatable-and the One He Regretted Making https://t.co/bzMy7EGldI
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5 Jobs Most Medieval Women Actually Did https://t.co/2RdMe9VJbc
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A medieval monk—not Julie Andrews—came up with the musical mnemonic device.
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These forgeries fooled the world’s top art experts and museums. https://t.co/gVHS3gXkNv
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The Top Song From Every Year in the 1980s https://t.co/iZ7QQ3NSsJ
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6 Foods Families Really Ate During the Great Depression https://t.co/whNG05YDUP
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Would You Have Survived the Salem Witch Trials? https://t.co/qlETlx60oc
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These little spaces often spark curiosity and nostalgia, though few people know their history. https://t.co/1l64l6rlWR
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Every State's Favorite Game Show, Mapped https://t.co/CLsurOSasq
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Crossing these bridges are moments that stick with you, when the journey itself becomes the event.
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How Much Did a House Cost the Year You Were Born? https://t.co/NtvFj21Uf4
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Crystal balls aren’t just a prop in your Halloween décor—they represent our ancient desire for otherworldly knowledge.
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The Island Nation That's Slowly Disappearing-and Recreating Itself in the Metaverse https://t.co/VWth2tFtAP
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The Best-And Worst-Months to Book Hotels in the Most Popular U.S. Cities https://t.co/AtmduGxcHJ
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Billy Joel's Musical Influences Are Much More Eclectic Than You Might Expect https://t.co/fR8kaNadhZ
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Why Do We Say "Don't Cry Over Spilled Milk"? https://t.co/3NlvzjCB91
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The Most Famous Actor the Year You Were Born https://t.co/cQgbzPhPM6
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The Real Witch Trials that Inspired the 'Good Omens' Prophetic Subplot https://t.co/H0yjkiOFpi
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Every State's Favorite Breakup Song, Mapped https://t.co/YKvQUpgDuh
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The Remarkable Story of the Tree That Survived 9/11 https://t.co/f0gQwMMAPS
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There’s something sublime about seeing the sun slip behind the horizon: The colors change, the temp cools, and the world seems to pause in a place of perfection.
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@mental_floss kindergarten literally means "children's garden" in German. guess they figured a little nurturing goes a long way before the real grind starts.
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Why Do We Call the First Year of School Kindergarten? https://t.co/2qgo6GPpDx
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Every State's Favorite Girl Scout Cookie, Ranked By Most Popular https://t.co/yFWwmJOGJr
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@mental_floss the real surprise is that it’s not just a stress ball. we've all popped it at least once for fun.
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The Surprising Original Purpose of Bubble Wrap https://t.co/WD30ZGhJxQ
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Against accounts of the same size
27 posts from the last 90 days, next to the 100K–1M follower range. below its peers on both reach and engagement.
Median views3 747this account5 983median for 100K–1M
Reach, %0.56%this account1.49%median for 100K–1M
Engagement, %0.03%this account0.93%median for 100K–1M
| Metric | This account | Median for 100K–1M | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median views per post | 3 747 | 5 983 | 0.63× |
| Reach (views ÷ followers) | 0.56% | 1.49% | 0.38× |
| Engagement rate | 0.03% | 0.93% | 0.03× |
Others in this range → Compare with another account → How these benchmarks are built →
Growth & engagement
How the posts we collected actually performed: views and reaction rate post by post, what the audience did with them, and where the follower count goes.
Views per post
3.6K14 Sep
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3.5K
1.7K
4.7K15 Sep
3.8K
3.7K
3.6K
1.6K16 Sep
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3.5K
3.9K
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3.2K17 Sep
Last 14 collected posts, oldest on the left. The scale is logarithmic: one post can outrun the rest a hundred times over.
Engagement rate per post
0.03%14 Sep
0.03%
0.03%
0.06%
0.02%15 Sep
0.03%
0.08%
0.11%
0.00%16 Sep
0.03%
0.00%
0.05%
0.02%
0.12%17 Sep
Reactions — likes, reposts, replies and quotes — divided by views. Median for 100K–1M accounts is 0.93%.
What the audience does
Likes47.2%25 in total
Reposts3.8%2 in total
Replies26.4%14 in total
Bookmarks22.6%12 in total
Share of every reaction we collected for this account. Replies mean argument, reposts mean endorsement, bookmarks mean the post was worth keeping.
The follower curve appears once this account has two daily snapshots — we take one a day, and this one is on its first.
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