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Mental Floss

Mental Floss (stylized as mental_floss) is an American online magazine and digital, print, and e-commerce media company focused on millennials. It is owned by Minute Media, an international digital media publisher based in London, England, with an associated research and development center in Tel Aviv, Israel. It is based in New York City.…

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Based in
New York City, New York, United States
Company
Minute Media
Country
United States
Final issue Number
2016 November/December(print) v. 15, no. 6
First issue
2001; 25 years ago (2001)
Founder
Will Pearson · Mangesh Hattikudur

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Mental Floss

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Avg. degree1.97
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Mental Floss

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related to Notable contributors · 46
Mental Floss → Alton Brown, America's Linguistics Journalism Award, Apple Computer, Author, Author Ransom Riggs, Be Amazing, Benedict Arnold, Benedict XVI, Celebrity, Channels, Comedian Amir Blumenfeld, Comedian Elliott Morgan, Comedian Max Silvestri, Craig Benzine, Encyclopædia Britannica, Green, Hank Green, Having, He, In
related to Media coverage and awards · 35
Mental Floss → Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Best Cultural Blog, Best Websites, Chicago Tribune's, CNN, Dallas Morning News, DigidayRecognized, Entertainment Weekly, Finalist, Forbes, General Excellence, Inc, June, Listed, Los Angeles Times, Mangesh Hattikudur, May, National Magazine Awards, Newsweek, Other
related to Books · 20
Mental Floss → Almost, America, An Irreverent Romp Through, BeginningBe, Civilization's Best BitsGenius Instruction, Cocktail Party Cheat SheetsCondensed, Complete, Difference, Entertaining Story, Entirely, History, KnowledgeForbidden KnowledgeInstant KnowledgeIn, ListoryThe Mental Floss History, ManualScatterbrainedWhat's, Mental Floss History, Only The Greatest Lists, The, The Book, United States, World
related to Mangesh Hattikudur · 14
Mental Floss → American, Arts, Bachelor, Duke, Duke University, Erik Sass, Hattikudur, Mangesh Hattikudur, Pearson, T-shirts, The Huffington Post, The Mental Floss History, They, United States
related to Origin · 11
Mental Floss → According, Campus Edition, Duke, Duke University, Hattikudur, Later, Mangesh Hattikudur, Pearson, The, We, William
related to Magazine sections · 10
Mental Floss → Be Amazing, Each, Features, Go Mental, Most Important Questions, Scatterbrained, Shel Silverstein's, Some, The Quiz, Universe
related to Recurring themes · 10
Mental Floss → Albert Einstein, Einstein, Every, Initially, It, Science, Ten Famous Monkeys, Ten Issue, Ten Most Forgettable Presidents, The
related to Will Pearson · 9
Mental Floss → Arts, Bachelor, Duke, Duke University, Hattikudur, Mangesh Hattikudur, Pearson, Will Pearson, William
Founder · 2
Mental Floss → Mangesh Hattikudur, Will Pearson
Based in · 1
Mental Floss → New York City, New York, United States

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Mental FlossBased inNew York City, New York, United States1.00infobox
Mental FlossCompanyMinute Media1.00infobox
Mental FlossCountryUnited States1.00infobox
Mental FlossFinal issue Number2016 November/December(print) v. 15, no. 61.00infobox
Mental FlossFirst issue2001; 25 years ago (2001)1.00infobox
Mental FlossFounderWill Pearson1.00infobox
Mental FlossFounderMangesh Hattikudur1.00infobox
Mental FlossISSN1543-47021.00infobox
Mental FlossLanguageEnglish1.00infobox
Mental FlossWebsitementalfloss.com1.00infobox
The Mental Floss History of the United States along with writer Erik Sass.Will PearsonWilliam Einstance ofThey have collaborated on books0.80text
The Mental Floss History of the United States along with writer Erik Sassinstance ofThey have collaborated on books0.80text

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