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Description Mental_Floss - September.October 2013 English | PDF | 68 pages | 20.7 mb COVER STORY 35 25 of Your Most Pressing Questions How does your nose adjust to bad smells? When are we going to ditch the penny? And just how long is a Twinkie’s life-span? FEATURES 47 The Legend of The Oregon Trail When three student teachers needed a way to connect with students, they changed video games forever. 52 The Sweetest Revolution Ice cream trucks don’t just dish out push pops and sundaes. They democratized dessert by bringing the treat of kings to the common man. DEPARTMENTS SCATTERBRAIN 11 Breakfast: Why pancakes are always round, the genius behind the Eggo waff le, JFK’s favorite morning meal, and the Quaker Oats man’s dirty secret RIGHT BRAIN/LEFT BRAIN 25 What made Einstein’s brain so special? 28 Paint-by-number: a business masterpiece 30 How to earn your PhD in Batman 32 Can doomed species save each other? BE AMAZING 19 Making change at the U.S. Mint 20 Avocados’ disturbing etymology 21 A.J. Jacobs ties down history’s corsets. 22 Bootleggers’ tips for beating Prohibition 23 The real magic word—it’s not please GO MENTAL 60 The holy grail for denim collectors 61 Become a brilliant morning person. 63 Our 60-second primer on North Korea 64 The mental_floss quiz 65 Which defunct NFL team are you? Related Torrents
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