Eeny, meeny, miny, mo, catch a tiger by the toe – so the rhyme goes. But even children know that counting-out rhymes like this are no help at making a truly random choice. Perhaps you remember when ...

Since the very beginning, Mental Floss has been dedicated to dredging up fascinating facts from across a broad range of topics—we’ve covered everything from strange animal stories to weird historical ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Very little in this life is truly random. A coin flip is influenced ...

Back in 2021, modder Mark Kurko revealed a first look at his monster project, 'BK Nostalgia 64'. This love letter to the N64 and Banjo-Kazooie (whodathunkit with a title like that?) was originally ...

The static from a old radio is a form of random interference caused by electromagnetic activity in the atmosphere (Credit: Getty Images) Our world runs on randomly generated numbers and without them a ...

HazardousDaniel's Unlimited is a modpack that has taken the Minecraft community by storm since its release. It seeks to enhance the game in various ways, such as by adding new biomes to explore and ...

Words rarely heard from star fund managers: “I just got lucky.” Some might blame poor timing or unforeseen events for a lousy year, but success is somehow never an accident. It most certainly was for ...

Aly is a passionate gamer with a taste for various games. Strategy, open-world, story games sandbox, and more all interest them. Games with a good story, gameplay, or preferably both are enough to ...

Despite Ocarina of Time's brilliance, there is a boatload of frustrations to find in the polygonal plains of Hyrule. Pesky Kokiri get in your way, paths are barred by gates or tombstones, NPCs watch ...

In the real world, probability is a tough thing to characterize. If I roll a die, what does it mean to say that it has a one-sixth chance of coming up 5? We say that the outcome is random because we ...

Baldur's Gate 3 is packed with all manner of dangerous encounters, but as you work your way through the lands of Faerûn, you'll slowly start to clear out its paths and leave yourself wandering through ...