Tag: Mentalfloss.com

A Hayao Miyazaki-Inspired Art Show Is Coming to San Francisco

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Director Hayao Miyazaki at the 2008 Venice Film Festival

Director Hayao Miyazaki at the 2008 Venice Film Festival

As Japan’s Population Shrinks, Robot Babies Are Gaining Popularity

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Singapore’s New Driverless Bus Will Start Shuttling Passengers in 2017

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Credit: NAVYA

Credit: NAVYA

Why ‘Thriller,’ the Most Iconic Halloween Music Video Ever Made, Was Released in December

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Senate Just Approved the New Librarian of Congress: She’s Black

Read about Carla Hayden at Mentalfloss.com.

Hayden is the both the first woman and the first African American to assume the title.

Carla Hayden, first woman and African American to be named U.S. Librarian of Congress

Carla Hayden 

From the article:

“Part of what qualified her for the role in the eyes of the president, he said in a statement earlier this year, was her devotion “to modernizing libraries so that everyone can participate in today’s digital culture.”

Rare ‘Revenge of the Jedi’ Trailer Unearthed After More Than 30 Years

This is wild. Go to Mentalfloss.com to check it out.

The Rock’s Gonna Help You Get Woke With His New Alarm Clock App

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Already looks pretty awake.

Philadelphia Eagle's Offensive Guard Evan Mathis (left) and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson (right), 2012

Philadelphia Eagle’s Offensive Guard Evan Mathis (left) and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson (right), 2012