Mental Floss

Scatterbrained

By: Will Pearson, Mangesh Hattikudur

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Paperback | 18 May 2021

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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.

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"Part scholarly journal, part Spy magazine protege."--Charlotte Observer

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Non-Fiction Comedy & Humour Hobbies, Games & Puzzles Puzzles & Quizzes Trivia & Quiz Question Books Society & Culture Popular Beliefs & Controversial Knowledge Cultural Studies Popular Culture

Introduction	p. vii
Greece (The Country) to Grease (The Lubricant) to Grease (The Musical)	p. 1
Dead Presidents to Dead Presidents	p. 27
Sittin' in a Tree to K-I-S-S-I-N-G to Love and Marriage	p. 57
Humpty Dumpty to Having a Great Fall to Getting Put Back Together Again	p. 83
Your Cheatin' Heart to Your Beatin' Heart to N. Bonaparte	p. 107
Puppies to Stalin	p. 137
The Hundred Years' War to the Seven-Year Itch to 8-Minute ABS	p. 165
Schoolhouse Rock! To Rock, Paper, Scissors	p. 189
All's Well to Ends Well	p. 215
About the Editors	p. 241
About the Contributors	p. 243
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