Mental Floss: Scatterbrained

Mental Floss: ScatterbrainedAuthor(s): Editors of Mental FlossThe 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.Review(s):“A lot like that professor of yours who peppered his tests with raunchy jokes: it makes learning fun.”“A delightfully eccentric and eclectic new magazine.”“Part scholarly journal, part Spy magazine protégé.”“For the discerning intellect, Mental Floss cleans out the cobwebs.”“The tit