Mental Floss presents In the Beginning

Sure, you know all about the birds and bees. But did Dad ever tell you that it wasn''t a stork that put that shiny can opener in your kitchen drawer? Or paperclips started out as proud, Nazi-fighting warriors? And did he tell you how cruise control was originally conceived by a blind genius? From mullets to Silly Putty, lie detectors to karaoke, we''ve got the true stories behind everything you di...