Here Are the Age Ranges for Millennials, Gen Z, and Gen Alpha
WEB44-59 years old. Millennials. 1981-1996. 28-43 years old. Gen Z. 1997-2012. 12-27 years old. Gen Alpha. Early 2010s-2025.
How the 5 Fingers Got Their Names - Mental Floss
WEBIndex comes from the Latin indicō, which means “to point out”; that’s also where the term pointer comes into play. Although it is the second digit (after the thumb), the index is recognized ...
The 20 Most Spoken Languages in the World - Mental Floss
WEBTamil // 86.6 million. Though Telugu is the most spoken Dravidian language, Tamil holds the distinction of being the oldest in the family. 20. Yue Chinese // 86.6 million. Cantonese is sometimes ...
88 Amazing Facts Everyone Should Know - Mental Floss
WEB19. There may be no sound in space, but it does have a distinct smell: a bouquet of diesel fumes, gunpowder, and barbecue. 20. The aroma is mostly produced by dying stars. 21. In Japan, letting a ...
13 Facts About Opossums - Mental Floss
WEBOpossums have impressive memories—at least when it comes to food. Researchers found that possums are better at remembering which runway led to a tasty treat than cats, dogs, and even rats. They ...
New Guidelines Redefine Birth Years for Millennials, Gen-X, and …
WEBThe Silent Generation: Born 1928-1945 (76-93 years old) Baby Boomers: Born 1946-1964 (57-75 years old) Generation X: Born 1965-1980 (41-56 years old) Millennials: Born 1981-1996 (25-40 years old ...
50 Awesome Facts About Everything - Mental Floss
WEB27. Unlike most fish, seahorses are covered in bony plates. Most other fish are covered in scales. 28. You lose a lot of hair each day. The average person sheds about 50 to 100 strands of each day ...
The Biggest Tsunamis Ever Recorded - Mental Floss
WEBLituya Bay, Alaska // 1720 Feet. On July 9, 1958, Alaska’s Lituya Bay was hit by the largest megatsunami ever recorded. It occurred when a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck the Fairweather fault ...
Collective Nouns for Groups of Animals - Mental Floss
WEBGroup of chimps in a tree. / guenterguni/iStock. This term has around since the late 1400s—at the time, shrewdness referred to the mischievous nature of apes, though knowing now how intelligent ...
How Baby Boomers, Generation X, and Millennials Got Their Names
WEBBaby Boomers (1946-1964) Calling a dramatic increase in the number of children born a “baby boom” dates to the 19th century. In 1941, an issue of LIFE magazine—discussing the increasing ...
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