i finished reading the fault in our stars today. you have an amazing way of making people laugh and then one second later cry. you are now one of my favorite authors.
I don't get why some people freak out when they see popular youtube channels being sponsored by companies, in my book seeing a little logo for 2 seconds, hearing one or two sentences about the episode being sponsored, and listening to an advertisement is definitely worth helping to make sure shows can continue while being less dependent on things like Subbable for funds. 2 thumbs up
It does make me a little sad to hear John advertise big corporations, but I totally understand. We need their support to make cool things happen. Everyone's gotta eat.
Plus it's not like they are being sponsored by Coca Cola or GP Oil and I doubt they would ever accept to be sponsored by one of the obvious big meanies. So I'm cool with it, too.
I can tell John is uncomfortable with it, which makes me sad. The other guy with the Lexus has no shame in his product placement. And if you look at the comments on Mr. Lexus' videos, they are all about the ads and not about the content. Whereas here, because GEICO pops up for about two seconds total, the conversation in the comments seems to be largely about the content.
Crayola means "oily chalk" in French? I speak French and I can assure you nobody I know who speaks French would understand "oily chalk" when saying Crayola… Crayola means Crayola for us as for you, English-speaking people. (It simply happens that Crayola is a brand of oily chalk…) EDIT: I verified and the word Crayola doesn't mean "oily chalk" in French… It is simply a brand name made from the French word "craie" (chalk) and "oléagineux" (a "scientific" way to say oily in French). *So Crayola isn't a French expression! It is a brand name made from French words… It is totally different!*
Crayola is the combination of two words, craie, the French word for chalk and oleaginous, which basically means oily but I don't think that's a French word. I heard this on the artsandfacts podcast on iTunes U. Pretty interesting stuff.
As a dane hearing John Green say "Leg & Godt" is hilarious XD I know danish pronunciations makes no sense but hearing "Leg" pronounced like the english word is still fun.
Question: If oil comes from dinosaurs and plastic is made from oil, are plastic dinosaurs made from real dinosaurs? (question from tumblr that I would love to have answered XD)
Oil comes from fish and plants that lived millions of years ago. So if you have a fish tank made out of plastic then a fish is being kept in a box by other fish.
Crayola doesn't mean "oily chalk" in French ._. That would be "craie huileuse" or "crayons huileux". Also, rollercoasters are called "Montagnes Russes" in France, which literally means Russian mountains. :p
Useless Noise "Oleaginous" is not a French word. Oléagineux is, though, but it doesn't mean "Oily". It's actually a very specific type of plants that contains oil. So yeah, In order to say "Oily", you'd use "Huileux" or "Huileuse".
Moon Shade Are you French or live in a French speaking area of the world because I am so jealous of you right now. You have no idea how much I want to be fluent in French.
I have a fun fact for you: I started watching Crash Course History and I really liked the show, then it watched vlogbrothers, mental floss and even cameos where you appeared, all because I got really bored while playing Battlefield or Call of Duty and learning new things is amusing to me. Then I learnt that you wrote The fault in our stars, a book I really hated, I was kinda confused and don't get me wrong, the writing is amazing, but the topic was not something I enjoyed.
I enjoyed TFIOS, but Looking for Alaska is my favorite John Green book hands down. Dont give up on him if you didnt like one of his books, he wrote several more.
why mention Monopoly in a video about fun? it's a tedious game that always ends prematurely because 1 player loses.. I only own it because it was a cat version.. I like cats
It's a psychological effect. The picture itself is usually of something you are familiar with (such as a person or a scene). However, when something is significantly changed/out-of-place, it creates an uneasing sense of uncertainty. Your brain recognizes that there is something familiar in the scene (eg- the person in the picture), but the fact that the coloring is so foreign, unnatural and essentially unknown makes it appear (on a sub-conscious level) to be possibly harmful or dangerous. Look up "Vsauce why are things creepy" on youtube. That explains it pretty well.
I laughed so hard at John when he said, "I don't understand why novelists think they can do things other than write novels. What do you think: you're full of facts, so you can justhost some trivia show?" Oh, the irony. Whoever wrote this joke deserves a round of applause.
I never realized Holiday World was the first theme park! That just makes it even more amazing! John, you and your family need to go there once Henry and Alice are a bit older, it is the best thing ever :D
Crayola does not mean oily chalk IN FRENCH... "Craie" does mean chalk, "Crayon" means pencil (and not crayon), and "Craie Grasse" means Crayons (or Greasy Chalk). "ola" is NOT a word at all (at east not a french one), it is just an abreviation of "Oleagineux" which is a fancy word for oil-like or containing oil (especially for plants/fruits). Oily would be "huileux" (which admittedly sounds a bit too gross for a brand name).
I once tried to get into my brothers cozy coupe and I was so proud that I made it. Then I realized that I couldn't get out... I had to wait until my mom got home and helped me out. But only after she laughed at me first... Fun times.
Whenever John says, "Now we return to my salon" I'm always confused because I never thought he left the salon. It always looks like he's in the salon. I swear he says this during a few episodes but he is in that same room. Does salon mean something that I don't know?
While John is always in the same room, the 'salon' is the corner of that room. During the intro, the camera is angled to see the corner, aka: in the 'salon', during the video, you can only see the back wall, and at the end, the camera returns to the angle towards the corner, or returns to the 'salon'.
Another fun fact, Tivoli Gardens the amusement in Demark, is also the name of a ghetto in Jamaica. It's a whole lot of fun. They had pretty much a war there a few years ago that left 73 people dead. Fun times, fun times. (Sarcasm)
I'm a sixth and seventh grade Literacy teacher. I started using Mental Floss as a teachable Friday Incentive for my seventh graders. Each week we've been watching a Mental Floss and talking about it in class (pre-screened of course). My students did an experiment earlier in the year that was boys vs. girls. There is a chair myth out there that says guys cannot pick up a chair with straight arms. It's on youtube somewhere. They were wondering if this is true or if you could do an episode on myths about boys vs. girls. We love your show AND your books. Thanks for continuing to be awesome.
About the Russian ice salida thing... in Portuguese we call roller coasters "montanha russa" which when translated literally means Russian mountain... I personally as a Brasilian never knew the origin, so yes.. very fun
It dawned on me from hearing where LEGO got its name that there was a bit in the Bionicle Mask of Light movie where they were playing a sport and they said "play well". I wonder if that was a reference to this fact.
I doubt it was a reference. In Danish there are two words which translate to the word play: "Leg" and "spil". "Leg" is used about non-competitive activities, like playing with LEGO, while "spil" is used about competitive activities, like playing a sport. So you would never say "Leg godt" when playing a sport
i suspect it depends on whether he believes it will grow. a lie is not the same as a flasehood, you can say things which are false and not lie if you believe they are true. so if he believes it will grow then it will not, if he believes it will not grow then it will, even though that his statement was true it was still a lie.
Omg, that made me furious. It's my mother's maiden name and I've thought about changing my last name to it. I heard he talk about the left and the wrong. Grr
I used to have the Refrigirator Perry GI Joe. The GI Joe guys were exactly $3 including tax back in the late 80s or very early 90's when we got our first Wal-Mart here. Good times.
HI JOHN AND THE MENTAL FLOSS TEAM! My question is, why are rainbows arched? Why aren't they just a straight line from the Earth to the sky? Or, why aren't they a wavy arch? Or a wavy line? Etc., etc... Hope you can answer my question and keep up the excellent work!
the Yo Yo was originally a flail type bludgeoning weapon. the Greek vase does NOT depict someone "playing" with it. more like training or practicing with it.
Tivoli Gardens Inc may be old, but a few miles further north is an even older fun fair (they claim to be the oldest still in existence), which started out as the market around a medieval healing spring. Due to the needs of the forest animals they are open only April to August and there is no admission fee, but you pay for the rides, food etc. If you tire of rollercoasters and merry go rounds, there is a popular beach on one side and a horse racing track on the other, plus the forest which is popular for picnics etc. The place is known simply as Bakken (The Hill).
Crayola does not mean anything in french. I speak french as my best and everyday language. I even checked in two different dictionaries just in case and no, crayola is not a word in french.
I speak French too and I agree. Crayola looks more like "crayon" which means pencil. But, at the same time "Craie" does mean chalk and "huile" come from the latin "olea". So this might be a bit of a stretch but 'Craieolea' kind of look like Crayola...
In theory, it could work with any liquid. However, it is definitely NOT recommended. Seriously, don't try it. What will likely happen is that the some of (or all) of the liquid will get stuck behind your ear drum and will then likely cause an infection - especially if it's something like milk.
A sellout is one who compromises on principles and quality for money or fame. How does Geico appearing three times in a video constitute a compromise? The quality of these videos (disregarding the Lexus shows) have not degraded at all, and the presentation of information has not been inhibited.
Aw... you officially sold out. Oh well any entertainment that makes any sort of money has to sell out at some point. Just don't let it interfere with the content.
You have to understand though that this channel is Mental Floss' channel (a real world magazine/company), and unlike Crash Course is NOT fully owned and operated by John Green.
hahahahahahahaha :D John, you should make a whole video of you trying to squeeze yourself into stuff and tell us fun facts about that stuff!!! That would be WICKED!! :)
Kick Ball?... Oh wait, I think I remember that from the cartoon Recess. And I don't care how safe roller coasters are, I've ridden one once in my life and it's not my thing. Also, wasn't the yo-yo originally a hunting weapon like the boomerang?
Crayola is not an actual word in french, its a derivative from 2 words. The Crayola name was coined by Alice Binney, wife of company founder Edwin and a former schoolteacher. It comes from "craie", French for "chalk," and "ola" for "oleaginous", or "oily."
It's no longer called Santa Claus Land. Several years ago they changed it to Holiday World. Santa Claus is still a big part of the park and it keeps growing every year.
You know what isn't fun John?! You giving away the plot for V for Vendetta in TFIOS, hours before I was supposed to go to a friend's house and finally see V for Vendetta. But I forgive you
If you blatantly say things like "This video presented by Geico" no one rages in the comments. We know it's an add, you brought attention to it and were honest. If you try to "slip in" Lexus adds, everyone hates you and you lose viewers. That's is why most people in the sought after demographics no longer watch television. I hope that John has explained to Mental Floss how the internet works and that they will take more care in capitalizing on their videos.
if you are going to mention that snowy owls don't hoot, the snake in book one couldn't have winked or opened its eyes because snakes don't have eye-lids.
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"when the people are amused, they do not think about politics" - Denmark 1800's
*looks at the USA*
...yup.
Uh... Try Ancient Rome, dude. Bread and Circuses.
The idea of distracting the public with games is certainly very old. What's interesting is how casually the leader mentioned it in the quote.
Seeing John Green try to get into a Cozy Coup made my day. You rock John!
Where did the rumour that Disney was cryogenically frozen come from?
JHING GREEN ANSWER THIS QUESTION PLEASE
There's no definitive answer, but the best guess I've heard is that it started as a joke within Disney Animation.
Rollercoasters are still called Russian Mountains in Spanish!!! "Montaña Rusa." This is so interesting; now I know why!!!
same goes for french, I believe
Same for portuguese (at least ptbr): "Montanha-russa".
In Russian, we call them "American Hills" :-)
I was just about to comment this glad I scrolled down before!
Maria Kossenko In some places of America we still call them Russian Hills!
Why do they have faces now? Why does everything need to have a face these days?
Based on the principle of latency, I will provide no further context.
He did say ask A question, not 2... so neither will be answered.
I don't exactly intend them to.
Now I anxiously await the gifs of John trying to get into the tiny car. :)
Why do old people smell like old people?
Old stuff in their house. Go sniff some rich old people, who can afford to throw stuff out
There are actually two chemicals that, as you get older, you exude more of. Sorry for the lack of detail but I'm sure Google can fill in the rest.
@@Richard_Jones Recent experience has told me a large part of it may just be moth balls too 😂😂
@@beplanking or Bengay
Rather than fit your body into the toy car, you should have just worn it as a hat and dubbed the mission accomplished.
The novelist joke you made there, John... It was clever.
i finished reading the fault in our stars today. you have an amazing way of making people laugh and then one second later cry. you are now one of my favorite authors.
I don't get why some people freak out when they see popular youtube channels being sponsored by companies, in my book seeing a little logo for 2 seconds, hearing one or two sentences about the episode being sponsored, and listening to an advertisement is definitely worth helping to make sure shows can continue while being less dependent on things like Subbable for funds. 2 thumbs up
It does make me a little sad to hear John advertise big corporations, but I totally understand. We need their support to make cool things happen. Everyone's gotta eat.
Plus it's not like they are being sponsored by Coca Cola or GP Oil and I doubt they would ever accept to be sponsored by one of the obvious big meanies. So I'm cool with it, too.
nadiact1000 I pretend it's that other guy who did all the Lexus ones. Wait... who do they think watches these youtube videos? lol.
I can tell John is uncomfortable with it, which makes me sad. The other guy with the Lexus has no shame in his product placement. And if you look at the comments on Mr. Lexus' videos, they are all about the ads and not about the content. Whereas here, because GEICO pops up for about two seconds total, the conversation in the comments seems to be largely about the content.
THISSSSSSSS
So that's why we call roller coasters montañas rusas in Spanish.
I always wondered that too :-)
Crayola means "oily chalk" in French? I speak French and I can assure you nobody I know who speaks French would understand "oily chalk" when saying Crayola… Crayola means Crayola for us as for you, English-speaking people. (It simply happens that Crayola is a brand of oily chalk…)
EDIT:
I verified and the word Crayola doesn't mean "oily chalk" in French… It is simply a brand name made from the French word "craie" (chalk) and "oléagineux" (a "scientific" way to say oily in French).
*So Crayola isn't a French expression! It is a brand name made from French words… It is totally different!*
I'm fairly sure he just meant it descended from Oily Chalk, such as was with his Lego example.
Crayola ~ "craie huileux"
Crayola is the combination of two words, craie, the French word for chalk and oleaginous, which basically means oily but I don't think that's a French word. I heard this on the artsandfacts podcast on iTunes U. Pretty interesting stuff.
Dear John,
I missed you terribly while you were away. Please never leave me again. You are my favorite!
Love Briegh
As a dane hearing John Green say "Leg & Godt" is hilarious XD
I know danish pronunciations makes no sense but hearing "Leg" pronounced like the english word is still fun.
Listening to him say foreign words has always been quite entertaining (at least if you know how these words should be pronounced).
Suiseiseki Desu I guess mispronouncing words is his thing.
simongreve He even mispronounced the word vase on Fact #25. LOL
Jenn Christel Sampiano That is technically the correct pronunciation.
Oh, okay.
"So...don't hula hoop."
Favorite line.
Question: If oil comes from dinosaurs and plastic is made from oil, are plastic dinosaurs made from real dinosaurs? (question from tumblr that I would love to have answered XD)
well... most oil does not come from dinosaurs, a vast majority was originally plants
No
Oil comes from fish and plants that lived millions of years ago. So if you have a fish tank made out of plastic then a fish is being kept in a box by other fish.
Erm, dinosaurs NEVER existed. They were created by a British museum guy. FACT
Black Santa sighting!!!! I really hope they make the movie, and I hope they do the book justice.
interesting fact: in Spanish roller coasters are still called montañas rusas which translates to Russian Mountains... :)
"Thanks for watching Menopause here on youtube"
Ok, Geico. I get it. You sponsored this. Don't have to tell me 5 times.
Crayola doesn't mean "oily chalk" in French ._.
That would be "craie huileuse" or "crayons huileux".
Also, rollercoasters are called "Montagnes Russes" in France, which literally means Russian mountains. :p
and how exactly does craie huileux not sound like crayola if bastardized by an american?
"Huileuse"? You mean "oleaginous"?
So says the mighty wikipedia which I am not going to fact check beyond this point.
Shootingstarr xD ...
Useless Noise "Oleaginous" is not a French word. Oléagineux is, though, but it doesn't mean "Oily". It's actually a very specific type of plants that contains oil.
So yeah, In order to say "Oily", you'd use "Huileux" or "Huileuse".
Moon Shade Are you French or live in a French speaking area of the world because I am so jealous of you right now. You have no idea how much I want to be fluent in French.
I have a fun fact for you: I started watching Crash Course History and I really liked the show, then it watched vlogbrothers, mental floss and even cameos where you appeared, all because I got really bored while playing Battlefield or Call of Duty and learning new things is amusing to me.
Then I learnt that you wrote The fault in our stars, a book I really hated, I was kinda confused and don't get me wrong, the writing is amazing, but the topic was not something I enjoyed.
:O Why don't you like TFIOS? It's probably my favorite book, so I'm curious as to what makes you hate it?
He's a great guy and you don't have to like The Fault In Our Stars to like him :) I honestly wasn't too impressed by it either.
I enjoyed TFIOS, but Looking for Alaska is my favorite John Green book hands down. Dont give up on him if you didnt like one of his books, he wrote several more.
I liked Looking for Alaska a lot more than I liked The Fault in Our Stars! :D
why mention Monopoly in a video about fun? it's a tedious game that always ends prematurely because 1 player loses.. I only own it because it was a cat version.. I like cats
Ok, admit it, who liked this comment just because at the end he said I like cats?
nah man.. people just agree with my opinion on Monopoly.. I like puppies too
monopoly about cats? just when you think there's nothing worse than monopoly
another thing brought to us by geico
Why are color-inverted photos scary?
Pick this one, John!
It's a psychological effect. The picture itself is usually of something you are familiar with (such as a person or a scene). However, when something is significantly changed/out-of-place, it creates an uneasing sense of uncertainty. Your brain recognizes that there is something familiar in the scene (eg- the person in the picture), but the fact that the coloring is so foreign, unnatural and essentially unknown makes it appear (on a sub-conscious level) to be possibly harmful or dangerous. Look up "Vsauce why are things creepy" on youtube. That explains it pretty well.
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Look up "Vsauce why are things creepy" on youtube. That explains it pretty well.
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*OOOHHHHHH...* its lincoln logs...
I always thought it was linkin' logs...
uni gamer That's a video series by Linkin Park
+uni gamer I used to think that too XD
I laughed so hard at John when he said, "I don't understand why novelists think they can do things other than write novels. What do you think: you're full of facts, so you can justhost some trivia show?" Oh, the irony. Whoever wrote this joke deserves a round of applause.
John, I adore your husky voice. Get well soon though!
I never realized Holiday World was the first theme park! That just makes it even more amazing! John, you and your family need to go there once Henry and Alice are a bit older, it is the best thing ever :D
Crayola does not mean oily chalk IN FRENCH...
"Craie" does mean chalk, "Crayon" means pencil (and not crayon), and "Craie Grasse" means Crayons (or Greasy Chalk).
"ola" is NOT a word at all (at east not a french one), it is just an abreviation of "Oleagineux" which is a fancy word for oil-like or containing oil (especially for plants/fruits). Oily would be "huileux" (which admittedly sounds a bit too gross for a brand name).
In Spanish, roller coasters are still called "la montaña rusa" or the Russian Mountain.
That was fun.
Extra fun fact: the longest running roller coster is the scenic railway in melbourne australia. The ride has been going for over 100 years.
It sounded like you said "Thanks for watching menopause here on UA-cam."
I once tried to get into my brothers cozy coupe and I was so proud that I made it. Then I realized that I couldn't get out... I had to wait until my mom got home and helped me out. But only after she laughed at me first... Fun times.
She was joking about Harry and Hermione. It just got blown out of proportion by those clinging to the sinking ship of Harmione
Go to 7:21 and close your eyes.
Whenever John says, "Now we return to my salon" I'm always confused because I never thought he left the salon. It always looks like he's in the salon. I swear he says this during a few episodes but he is in that same room. Does salon mean something that I don't know?
While John is always in the same room, the 'salon' is the corner of that room. During the intro, the camera is angled to see the corner, aka: in the 'salon', during the video, you can only see the back wall, and at the end, the camera returns to the angle towards the corner, or returns to the 'salon'.
+BankstonEditor Quality Answer!
Another fun fact, Tivoli Gardens the amusement in Demark, is also the name of a ghetto in Jamaica. It's a whole lot of fun. They had pretty much a war there a few years ago that left 73 people dead. Fun times, fun times. (Sarcasm)
I'm a sixth and seventh grade Literacy teacher. I started using Mental Floss as a teachable Friday Incentive for my seventh graders. Each week we've been watching a Mental Floss and talking about it in class (pre-screened of course). My students did an experiment earlier in the year that was boys vs. girls. There is a chair myth out there that says guys cannot pick up a chair with straight arms. It's on youtube somewhere. They were wondering if this is true or if you could do an episode on myths about boys vs. girls. We love your show AND your books. Thanks for continuing to be awesome.
That's so cool! I bet you're an awesome teacher. DFTBA
About the Russian ice salida thing... in Portuguese we call roller coasters "montanha russa" which when translated literally means Russian mountain... I personally as a Brasilian never knew the origin, so yes.. very fun
F is for friends who does stuff together, U is for "U" and me!
N is for no survivors
DOWN HERE IN THE DEEP BLUE SEA!
He wheeled around his office in the desk chair? That is impressive.
Santa Claus Land? Oh you mean Holiday World and Splashin' Safari, where joy lives.
They changed the name to Holiday World in 1984. When they added other holidays to the "theme".
That park is something out of a holiday-themed psycho film.
was that a black santa i saw?
It dawned on me from hearing where LEGO got its name that there was a bit in the Bionicle Mask of Light movie where they were playing a sport and they said "play well". I wonder if that was a reference to this fact.
I doubt it was a reference. In Danish there are two words which translate to the word play: "Leg" and "spil". "Leg" is used about non-competitive activities, like playing with LEGO, while "spil" is used about competitive activities, like playing a sport. So you would never say "Leg godt" when playing a sport
***** I doubt the Bionicle movie was written in Danish, though.
What would happen if pinochio said his nose would grow?
i suspect it depends on whether he believes it will grow. a lie is not the same as a flasehood, you can say things which are false and not lie if you believe they are true. so if he believes it will grow then it will not, if he believes it will not grow then it will, even though that his statement was true it was still a lie.
There would be no where else for the pressure to be released so it'd just result in a raging and endless erection
That's how you tear space-time.
tuseroni Thank you, I could never figure it out
If you read the book the fairy actually warned him about that and deviding by zero.
Santa Clause land is actually now known as "Holiday World and Splashin Safari"
*Claus
as if I had enough terrible puns related with my last name.
Omg, that made me furious. It's my mother's maiden name and I've thought about changing my last name to it. I heard he talk about the left and the wrong. Grr
I used to have the Refrigirator Perry GI Joe.
The GI Joe guys were exactly $3 including tax back in the late 80s or very early 90's when we got our first Wal-Mart here. Good times.
hey thanks for telling me about gieco, afterall I have to insure my brand new lexus right?
HI JOHN AND THE MENTAL FLOSS TEAM!
My question is, why are rainbows arched? Why aren't they just a straight line from the Earth to the sky? Or, why aren't they a wavy arch? Or a wavy line? Etc., etc...
Hope you can answer my question and keep up the excellent work!
This video was fun but not THAT fun since as a European I've never heard of half these games.
Kevin Walsh At least we aren't the fattest, we're #2 behind Mexico!!
the Yo Yo was originally a flail type bludgeoning weapon. the Greek vase does NOT depict someone "playing" with it. more like training or practicing with it.
John Green Do people in your hometown really say 'DFTBA'?
by hometown he means the nerdfighter community, where people DFTBA
Oh I see
I like that pun at the beginning!
Mini-golf isn't fun if you suck at it...
I hate mini-golf... guess why?
Because you are a real golfer.
I am ok with this level of sponsorship if it means the continuation of this show. Not overly intrusive and forward in its nature.
did John escape from the car unassisted?
Phew, such a relief that you got out of that car. I was really worried for a second.
>Should have been called Wrong blocks
I am offended, good sir.
Tivoli Gardens Inc may be old, but a few miles further north is an even older fun fair (they claim to be the oldest still in existence), which started out as the market around a medieval healing spring. Due to the needs of the forest animals they are open only April to August and there is no admission fee, but you pay for the rides, food etc. If you tire of rollercoasters and merry go rounds, there is a popular beach on one side and a horse racing track on the other, plus the forest which is popular for picnics etc. The place is known simply as Bakken (The Hill).
Crayola does not mean anything in french. I speak french as my best and everyday language. I even checked in two different dictionaries just in case and no, crayola is not a word in french.
But 'craie' does mean chalk. Still doesn't explain the 'yola' bit (although could it be a terrible pronunciation of huileux?)
I'm French , even if "craie" means chalk, crayola just means crayola.
The French translation for oil is "huile".
I speak French too and I agree. Crayola looks more like "crayon" which means pencil.
But, at the same time "Craie" does mean chalk and "huile" come from the latin "olea". So this might be a bit of a stretch but 'Craieolea' kind of look like Crayola...
John Green I love your book so much haha
Would it be possible to drink milk and force it through your eustachian tubes so that it came out your ears?
Milk? Nah, it only works with water.
In theory, it could work with any liquid.
However, it is definitely NOT recommended. Seriously, don't try it. What will likely happen is that the some of (or all) of the liquid will get stuck behind your ear drum and will then likely cause an infection - especially if it's something like milk.
The Informatica All of it would get stuck behind your eardrum yes, so no you wouldn't be able to do it unless your eardrum was ruptured
Another fun fact! Roller coasters in spanish are known as "montaña rusa" which literally translates to Russian Mountain.
Do a video over every defintion on set.
Why can America make our own stuff? Why must China make our stuff? Come on America!!!
What the hell is kickball??
Basically like baseball or softball
but with your foot
Theresa Dinh I don't know what softball is either xD
MrSideliner do you live under a rock?
As a matter of fact I might have been. Where are you from?
I really want to see Mark try to get into the Cozy Coup
Wtf is a Lincoln log?
Quick! Someone warn wheezywaiter about the dangers of the hoola hoop!
Sellouts
They're producing content and giving it out for free. They need to make money somehow.
-.-.......idiot
This is practically free entertainment and you're complaining about a non-intrusive Geico ad? Get your head together mate.
NerdyBit People making money doing things they like is unheard concept and can happen only with mazohists, sadists and cleptomaniaks. True fact, meh
A sellout is one who compromises on principles and quality for money or fame. How does Geico appearing three times in a video constitute a compromise? The quality of these videos (disregarding the Lexus shows) have not degraded at all, and the presentation of information has not been inhibited.
Crayola doesn't mean anything in french. I know parce que je suis francophone.
Je pense que tous les francophones ont accroché là-dessus :)
Aw... you officially sold out.
Oh well any entertainment that makes any sort of money has to sell out at some point. Just don't let it interfere with the content.
You have to understand though that this channel is Mental Floss' channel (a real world magazine/company), and unlike Crash Course is NOT fully owned and operated by John Green.
Aha! Good point. But sold out nonetheless.
No selling out here, he said "Geico" twice, It just takes money to make good content. Unless you just want to cut them a check....
Hey mental floss I have a strange question. How do they make decaf coffee when the caffeine is in the bean?
***** Ohhh, I always wondered about that, thanks!
John you are way too big!
wow you did not even finish watching and you +1'd
lol. the people that are too lazy to watch videos
List show about seasonal opposites, famous dissapearances, types of or history of money forms of barter, the cosmos, symbolisms of uses of flowers
hahahahahahahaha :D John, you should make a whole video of you trying to squeeze yourself into stuff and tell us fun facts about that stuff!!! That would be WICKED!! :)
Also, female snowy owls aren't white. The owl who plays Hedwig in the movie is male.
I personally think that "the Power Drencher" is a much better name. xD
Hey Santa Claus Land! It's called Holiday World now though...anyway I work there!
Uploaded on a Monday instead of a Wednesday... Hmmm
I really wish that my Smart Car was red and yellow like a Cozy Coupe. That'd be awesome.
Kick Ball?... Oh wait, I think I remember that from the cartoon Recess.
And I don't care how safe roller coasters are, I've ridden one once in my life and it's not my thing.
Also, wasn't the yo-yo originally a hunting weapon like the boomerang?
Crayola is not an actual word in french, its a derivative from 2 words. The Crayola name was coined by Alice Binney, wife of company founder Edwin and a former schoolteacher. It comes from "craie", French for "chalk," and "ola" for "oleaginous", or "oily."
its like a combination of the words like lego or every single word in the english language coming from greek and latin roots
So that's why we have Montanhas Russas( Russian Mountains) in Portugal, good to know;)
It's no longer called Santa Claus Land. Several years ago they changed it to Holiday World. Santa
Claus is still a big part of the park
and it keeps growing every year.
I LAUGHED JOHN!!!!
My love for this man will never end (in a fairly-sane, non-assasinational way)
You know what isn't fun John?! You giving away the plot for V for Vendetta in TFIOS, hours before I was supposed to go to a friend's house and finally see V for Vendetta. But I forgive you
There is no way those ice coasters were fiddy degrees... THEY WOULDA MELTED. DUH. ;-)
And the comment of the day award goes to this guy!
Is hemp really that much better for making rope than cotton, and did that help contribute to making it illegal because cotton farmers were protesting?
Santa Claus land opened in 1946, while the western themed and more widely considered to be the first theme park "Knotts berry farm" opened in 1940.
Omission, sir. John Green, you listed coolest real persons that are also G.I. Joes. How could you leave out Sgt. Slaughter?
What determines our favourite colour? :)
If you blatantly say things like "This video presented by Geico" no one rages in the comments. We know it's an add, you brought attention to it and were honest.
If you try to "slip in" Lexus adds, everyone hates you and you lose viewers. That's is why most people in the sought after demographics no longer watch television.
I hope that John has explained to Mental Floss how the internet works and that they will take more care in capitalizing on their videos.
Came for the 27 informational facts. Stayed for the Cozy Coup fiasco. ;)
John Green makes this show!
if you are going to mention that snowy owls don't hoot, the snake in book one couldn't have winked or opened its eyes because snakes don't have eye-lids.
+Z Zorn Not to mention rats...