gift for kid

I have been pouring over a book that is just so interesting...mental_floss: The Book.  I could hardly put it down it is so interesting.  It is just one of those books you want people around you to read so you can talk about it!  Here is the scoop...

For ten years, the knowledge seekers at mental_floss have been hunting and trapping the world’s rarest facts, locking them into captivating lists for the world to admire. Thanks to their tireless efforts, Mental Floss: The Book is packed with a decade’s worth of the smartest, quirkiest stories around, including: 

Five Presidential Fashion Flubs
Seven Shameless Abuses of Diplomatic Immunity
Five Units of Measurement Weirder Than the Metric System
Four Toys That Have Gone to War for America
Seven Reasons Mister Rogers Was the Best Neighbor Ever
Five Things Your Body Can Do After You Die
Six of Baseball’s Strangest Trades
Four Foods People Actually Die For
Seven Things Walmart Has Banned
Four TV Shows That Changed the Course of History
Ten “Q” Words That Aren’t “Q-U” Words
Four Horrifying Parasites to Keep You Awake at Night
Eight Fake Archaeological Finds
Five Articles of Clothing That Caused Riots
Four Memorable Moments in Cross-Dressing History
Five Doomsdays We’ve Already Survived



Isn't this just so fun??  I loved reading this book and feel like I have a bunch of new, fun (and sometimes odd!!) facts that I can share.  Maybe I will be the star of the cocktail party as I rattle off a list of 8 Foods That Flopped (coffee flavored jello anyone??).  This book is fun, interesting and would make a great gift for that person on your list who has everything.  Now, with mental_floss, they can KNOW everything too!  Pick up your copy today on Amazon...





One lucky RBM reader will win a copy of mental_floss: The Book thanks to the publisher, Harper Collins. Thanks so much to the sponsor and here is how to enter...