The 1925 Cave Rescue That Captivated the Nation
America’s first viral story was of a Kentucky cave explorer, Floyd Collins, and the epic effort to rescue him.
America’s first viral story was of a Kentucky cave explorer, Floyd Collins, and the epic effort to rescue him.
Lucas Reilly Mental Floss Jul 2018 40min Permalink
On the roamings of prolific blind explorer James Holman.
Lucas Reilly Mental Floss Aug 2017 25min Permalink
For 60 years, American drivers unknowingly poisoned themselves by pumping leaded gasoline into their tanks. Clair Patterson—a scientist who helped build the atomic bomb and discovered the true age of the Earth—took on a billion-dollar industry to save humanity from itself.
Lucas Reilly Mental Floss May 2017 45min Permalink