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Mental Floss was founded in 2001 by Will Pearson and Mangesh Hattikudur when they were students at Duke University. The idea came from their late-night dorm discussions where they would share interesting facts and have humorous debates about various topics. They wanted to create a magazine that would capture the spirit of those conversations, packaging information in an entertaining and accessible way. In 2018, Mental Floss was acquired by Minute Media, which continues to own and operate the brand today.Based in New York City, Mental Floss covers a wide range of topics including history, science, pop culture, language, and entertainment. Mental Floss delivers its content through its website, social media platforms, YouTube channel, and various digital formats, reaching readers across the globe with its unique blend of education and entertainment.**One interesting fact**: Mental Floss got an early boost from an unexpected source - consumer advocate Ralph Nader. During a speech at Duke University, Nader spent the first 10 minutes talking about the upcoming launch of Mental Floss, thanks to a note sneakily left on the podium by co-founder Will Pearson. This impromptu endorsement created significant buzz for the magazine before its first issue was even published.
Mental Floss is ranked 1715 among other media sources and has an average of 5,277,000 monthly visits according to Similar Web.
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Mental Floss has a Bias Score of -6% Center which is based on a variety of factors including its policy and politician leanings, article ratings, and the use of biased language. Its Reliability is rated as Good, and additional analytical insights are available in the other tabs.

Note: Mental Floss is a news aggregator and may have limited or no original political articles.
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    *Our bias meter rating uses data science including sentiment analysis, machine learning and our proprietary algorithm for determining biases in news articles. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative and 0% being neutral. The rating is an independent analysis and is not affiliated nor sponsored by the news source or any other organization.

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