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''mental_floss'' is a bi-monthly American magazine that presents facts and Trivia in a humorous way. It was one of the first magazines to blur the lines between Education and Entertainment , and it frequently features Albert Einstein on the cover. The magazine was co-founded by William E. Pearson and Mangesh Hattikudur while they were attending Duke University . It includes columns by A.J. Jacobs and Ken Jennings . A.J. JACOBS PIECE A.J. Jacobs writes a piece in mental_floss based on what he has learned after reading the entire Encyclopedia Britannica , as described in his book ''The Know it All''. Each issue, he shares a few pieces of information that he learned during that time. Every new edition features facts about articles that begin with a certain letter of the alphabet; the letter changes each issue, in alphabetical order (A, B, C, D, etc.). The piece is called ''Know it All'', an allusion to his book. KEN JENNINGS PIECE Ken Jennings , of Jeopardy fame, does a piece each issue called ''Six Degrees of Ken Jennings'', in which he plays the game ''Six Degrees of Separation'' with two things unrelated except by the way they sound ( Benedict XVI and Benedict Arnold , e.g.), or by a very general association ( Isaac Newton and Apple Computer , e.g.). They are usually "related" by sound, however. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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