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10 Foods That (Thankfully) Flopped

From Celery Jell-O to chocolate French fries, here are ten foods that didn't have a very long shelf-life.

Sure, bad blood and a shared border may be all two teams need to spark a rivalry, but a really bizarre trophy doesn’t hurt, either. Let’s find out how well you know which teams are fighting for giant axes and phones this fall. Take the Quiz: College Football Trophies

In case you weren’t obsessively refreshing mentalfloss.com all week, here’s what you missed: 1. The Nautical Roots of 9 Common Phrases, by Mark Longo * 2. 9 Tasty Foods Named After People, by Ethan Trex * 3. Run Your Life With Flowcharts! by Miss Cellania * 4. 7 False Acronyms, by David K. Israel * 5. Why Are Barns Usually Red? by Matt Soniak * 6. [...]

There’s a never ending supply of websites featuring pets doing silly, amazing, cute or preposterous things. Why? Because we obviously cannot get enough of them! (there’s a thesis paper in there somewhere, I can sense it). In any case, here’s another one, found by Whitney: Sad Pets in Costumes. * Sleeping in your own [...]