Mental Floss: Scatterbrained
by:
Mental Floss (author)
Based on a popular feature in mental_floss magazine, Scatterbrained regathers facts in a most entertaining way. For example, the opening chapter begins with riffs on Greek marathons, the world's longest national anthem (158 stanzas), and the Father of the Pap Smear. From there, the book launches...
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Based on a popular feature in mental_floss magazine, Scatterbrained regathers facts in a most entertaining way. For example, the opening chapter begins with riffs on Greek marathons, the world's longest national anthem (158 stanzas), and the Father of the Pap Smear. From there, the book launches into discussions of toga parties, methods of execution, and the meaning of Latin phrases.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780060882501 (0060882506)
ASIN: 60882506
Publish date: July 3rd 2006
Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks
Pages no: 256
Edition language: English