Haunted Locations You Can Visit in All 50 States (and Why Does “Terrible” Mean Bad and “Terrific” Mean Good?)

You could be anywhere in your inbox this morning, but thanks for being here! Thursday, October 26, 2017 iStock FROM THE EDITORS Here's What's Buzzing Around the Office: 1 [Have your nerves of steel inoculated you against scary movies? If you feel like having a more immersive experience, you might want to head to a local haunt. Take a look at some of the scariest destinations in all 50 states.]( 2 [If you’ve seen a cheetah in an American zoo in the past 40 years, there’s a decent chance it spent time at Oregon’s Wildlife Safari. Here why cheetah-breeding programs like Wildlife Safari's are so important.]( 3 [While he worked to save America's forests, Gifford Pinchot felt the spirit of his dead fiancée near. Read on for the ghostly love story that haunted the father of U.S. forest conservation.]( 4 [You know how sometimes when you're talking, your mouth is moving faster than your brain and you inevitably transpose the beginning parts of a couple of words? That's called a Spoonerism—and here are a few of them.]( 5 [Today's Big Question: Why Does “Terrible” Mean Bad and “Terrific” Mean Good?]( Sarah Mahala Photography & Makeup Artistry, [Wikimedia Commons]( // [CC BY 2.0]( History [Why Lucky the Leprechaun Was Missing From Some Lucky Charms Boxes in 1975]( Keystone, Stringer, Getty Images History [Einstein's Handwritten Note on Happiness Just Sold for $1.3 Million]( Courtesy of Cornell University History [Peek Inside a Trove of Witchcraft Artifacts at This Rare Exhibit]( iStock environment [Our Antidepressants Are Harming Marine Animals]( FUN FACT The world’s oldest working library is located at al-Qarawiyyin University in Fez, Morocco. [For more about this, CLICK HERE]( iStock © 2017 Mental Floss, Inc., All rights reserved. Mental Floss® is a registered trademark owned by Felix Dennis.[mentalfloss.com]( is a trademark owned by Felix Dennis. You are receiving this email because you opted in to receive notifications from mental_floss magazine and [mentalfloss.com](. Got feedback? We want to hear it! Send your thoughts to [newsletter@mentalfloss.com](mailto:newsletter@mentalfloss.com?subject=I've%20got%20feedback!%20) Add us to your address book Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your [preferences]( or [unsubscribe]( this list OUR MAILING ADDRESS IS: Mental Floss Inc. 55 W 39th Street 5th Floor New York, New York 10018 [View this email in your browser]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [YouTube]( Thursday, October 26, 2017 iStock FROM THE EDITORS Here's What's Buzzing Around the Office: 1 [Have your nerves of steel inoculated you against scary movies? If you feel like having a more immersive experience, you might want to head to a local haunt. Take a look at some of the scariest destinations in all 50 states.]( 2 [If you’ve seen a cheetah in an American zoo in the past 40 years, there’s a decent chance it spent time at Oregon’s Wildlife Safari. Here why cheetah-breeding programs like Wildlife Safari's are so important.]( 3 [While he worked to save America's forests, Gifford Pinchot felt the spirit of his dead fiancée near. Read on for the ghostly love story that haunted the father of U.S. forest conservation.]( 4 [You know how sometimes when you're talking, your mouth is moving faster than your brain and you inevitably transpose the beginning parts of a couple of words? That's called a Spoonerism—and here are a few of them.]( 5 [Today's Big Question: Why Does “Terrible” Mean Bad and “Terrific” Mean Good?]( History [Why Lucky the Leprechaun Was Missing From Some Lucky Charms Boxes in 1975]( Sarah Mahala Photography & Makeup Artistry, [Wikimedia Commons]( // [CC BY 2.0]( History [Peek Inside a Trove of Witchcraft Artifacts at This Rare Exhibit]( Courtesy of Cornell University History [Einstein's Handwritten Note on Happiness Just Sold for $1.3 Million]( Keystone, Stringer, Getty Images environment [Our Antidepressants Are Harming Marine Animals]( iStock FUN FACT The world’s oldest working library is located at al-Qarawiyyin University in Fez, Morocco. [For more about this, CLICK HERE]( iStock © 2017 Mental Floss, Inc., All rights reserved. Mental Floss® is a registered trademark owned by Felix Dennis.[mentalfloss.com]( is a trademark owned by Felix Dennis. You are receiving this email because you opted in to receive notifications from mental_floss magazine and [mentalfloss.com](. Got feedback? We want to hear it! Send your thoughts to [newsletter@mentalfloss.com](mailto:newsletter@mentalfloss.com?subject=I've%20got%20feedback!%20) Add us to your address book Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your [preferences]( or [unsubscribe]( this list OUR MAILING ADDRESS IS: Mental Floss Inc. 55 W 39th Street 5th Floor New York, New York 10018 [View this email in your browser]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [YouTube](