Magazine Sections
Each issue of Mental Floss magazine is divided up into the following sections:
- Features: Some examples of featured articles include an expose on Shel Silverstein's darker side and a collection of the 25 Most Important Questions in the Universe.
- right_brain: Contains articles about "right brain" topics, like art and literature. Some examples of right_brain articles have included The Thinker, James Joyce, and Ming vases.
- left_brain: Contains articles about "left brain" topics, like science and logic. Some examples of left_brain articles have included string theory, the Human Genome Project, and black holes.
- scatter_brained: Contains 10 pages of trivia, facts, and anecdotes from all different categories of knowledge.
- spinning the_globe Contains articles about religion, history, and world culture.
- The Quiz Each issue contains a brief quiz in the back of the magazine.
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