Description

The bathroom read to end all bathroom reads!

What does Greece (the country) have to do with Grease (the movie)? And what does Grease (the movie) have to do with greasy food? Plenty, if you ask the folks at mental_floss.

Based on the magazine's "Scatterbrained" section, the mental_floss gang has taken on the Mount Everest of trivia challenges: connecting the entire world through the juiciest facts they could find. How do you get from Puppies to Stalin; from Humpty Dumpty to Elizabeth Taylor; from the Hundred Years' War to 8 Minute Abs; or even from Schoolhouse Rock to Abstract Expressionism? You'll just have to open up the book to find out.

About the author(s)

Will Pearson and Mangesh Hattikudur met as first year students at Duke University. Ignoring the lures of law school and investment banking, the pair co-founded mental_floss and have been grinning ever since. Maggie Koerth-Baker is a freelance journalist and a former assistant editor at mental_floss magazine, where she consistently astounded Will and Mangesh with her amazingness.

Reviews

“A lot like that professor of yours who peppered his tests with raunchy jokes: it makes learning fun.” — Newsweek

“A delightfully eccentric and eclectic new magazine.” — Washington Post

“Part scholarly journal, part Spy magazine protégé.” — Charlotte Observer

“For the discerning intellect, Mental Floss cleans out the cobwebs.” — Chicago Tribune

“The titans of trivia.” — Newsweek

“An ideal reference to settle arguments or jog your memory.” — Calgary Herald

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