The German Teens Who Rebelled Against Hitler (Plus: Why Dogs are Smarter Than Babies)

You could be anywhere in your inbox this morning, but thanks for being here! Monday, October 03, 2016 NSDOK FROM THE EDITORS Here's What's Buzzing Around The Office: 1 [During World War II, the Allied forces had a few secret supporters: German teen gangs that resisted Hitler's messages, sabotaged the German military, and embraced American culture.] 2 [Some changes to language are sudden and obvious—like, say, the introduction of "YOLO" or "selfie" to our vocabularies. But others happen slowly, over hundreds of years. These four subtle linguistic shifts were spotted by analyzing large digital collections of text and transcribed speech.] 3 [You likely already know that the best part of waking up is Folgers in your cup—but here are nine facts you might not know about the coffee giant.] 4 [A new study shows that when it comes to distinguishing useful instructions from pointless ones, dogs are faster learners than human children.] 5 [Missing a payment is obviously bad for your credit. But you might be making one of these eight credit card mistakes without realizing it.] 6 [Today's Big Question: Is it possible to have lightning without thunder?] Toptenz Comics [8 Memorable Comics Screw-Ups] iStock Words [10 Old-Fashioned Swears to Spice up Your Cussin'] Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library via Wikimedia Retrobituaries [Olive Oatman, the Pioneer Girl Abducted by Native Americans Who Returned a Marked Woman] Larry Ellis/Express/Getty Images Music [Layla in Real Life: 10 Songs Written About Pattie Boyd] FUN FACT Mark Twain owned 19 cats at one time. [For more about this, CLICK HERE] Courtesy of the Mark Twain Papers, Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley via The History Blog © 2016 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] Add us to your address book Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your [preferences] or [unsubscribe]from 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] Monday, October 03, 2016 NSDOK FROM THE EDITORS Here's What's Buzzing Around The Office: 1 [During World War II, the Allied forces had a few secret supporters: German teen gangs that resisted Hitler's messages, sabotaged the German military, and embraced American culture.] 2 [Some changes to language are sudden and obvious—like, say, the introduction of "YOLO" or "selfie" to our vocabularies. But others happen slowly, over hundreds of years. These four subtle linguistic shifts were spotted by analyzing large digital collections of text and transcribed speech.] 3 [You likely already know that the best part of waking up is Folgers in your cup—but here are nine facts you might not know about the coffee giant.] 4 [A new study shows that when it comes to distinguishing useful instructions from pointless ones, dogs are faster learners than human children.] 5 [Missing a payment is obviously bad for your credit. But you might be making one of these eight credit card mistakes without realizing it.] 6 [Today's Big Question: Is it possible to have lightning without thunder?] Comics [8 Memorable Comics Screw-Ups] Toptenz Retrobituaries [Olive Oatman, the Pioneer Girl Abducted by Native Americans Who Returned a Marked Woman] Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library via Wikimedia Words [10 Old-Fashioned Swears to Spice up Your Cussin'] iStock Music [Layla in Real Life: 10 Songs Written About Pattie Boyd] Larry Ellis/Express/Getty Images FUN FACT Mark Twain owned 19 cats at one time. [For more about this, CLICK HERE] Courtesy of the Mark Twain Papers, Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley via The History Blog © 2016 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] Add us to your address book Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your [preferences] or [unsubscribe]from 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]