The pageviews have been counted ! With six months in the book of account , here are the 12 most pop mentalfloss.com stories of the class ( so far ) .

12 . How to squeeze Yourself Out of a Jobby Rob LammleHere are the tale of six people whogot fuel for tweetingabout their political boss , their companies , fame customers , and more.*11 . The Quick 10 : 10 Weird Celebrity Phobiasby Stacy ConradtEveryone has their weird fears . But compared to theseten celebrity phobias , perhaps yours are moderately normal.*10 . It cut ! A abbreviated chronicle of Wiffle Ballby Ethan Trex

Before you plunk up your first white plastic ballock and yellow plastic bat of the summertime , we thought we ’d fill up you in on a few point about the proud secret plan ’s history andthe scientific discipline that makes it fun .

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Most of Antarctica is insure by 2 1/2 miles of ice , and that cold , white wasteland is what most people visualise when they think of our south perch . But there isa series of ironic valleysin Antarctica that have no water ice on them at all — a entrancing landscape that face more like Mars than the remainder of our planet.*2 . Spell It Out : 16 Abbreviated Company Names Explainedby Ethan TrexDozens of companies use acronym or initials in their name , but how well do you hump what the reduce letters mean ? allow ’s take a look atthe etymologies behinda few abbreviated fellowship names.*1 . 22 Fictional Characters Whose Names You Do n’t Knowby Jason EnglishDid you know the Comic Book Guy has a name ? Would you believe me if I recount you Shaggy ’s name onScooby - Doowas Norville Rogers ? Storethese 22 tidbits awayfor future trivia nights .

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