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The brilliant minds at mental_floss have entertained millions of trivia buffs with their unique magazine and publishing program. Now they’ve produced their first trivia card game. Each card contains two statements. One is true, the other is not. Can you spot the Big Fat Lie?

Here’s one from the Arts & Entertainment category:
A) The first name of actor Will Smith is short for “Willard.”
B) Rapper Dr. Dre was briefly enrolled in medical school before turning to a career in hip-hop.

Here’s another from the History & Geography category:
A) U.S. presidents John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and James Monroe all died on July 4.
B) Authors Bram Stoker and Mary Shelley were both born on October 31.

If you guessed B for both, you’ve identified the Big Fat Lies! With 400 questions in a wide range of categories–everything from Science and History to Popular Culture–Big Fat Lies! is perfect for cocktail parties with friends and family fun in the car.

The editors of MENTAL_FLOSS are responsible for the best-selling books Condensed Knowledge and Forbidden Knowledge.

Sure, you could spend $100,000 on a law degree from Harvard or Yale. But then you’d have to deal with crowded classrooms, inconvenient course schedules, and rigorous academic study.

Fortunately, the brilliant minds of mental_floss magazine are proud to offer an alternative: Law School in a Box. This prestigious boxed university offers a complete legal education for just $14.95. Your program includes:

    * Law School in 96 Pages: Your Comprehensive Textbook
    * 10 Heroes of the Courtroom Trading Cards
    * 10 “You Be the Judge” Cards
    * A devilishly complicated legal-trivia bar exam
    * A rolled diploma with real Latin words

It’s the perfect gift for lawyers and would-be lawyers of all ages, from the highest-ranked boxed law school in the country!

Available at newsstands everywhere, MENTAL_FLOSS MAGAZINE was founded in 2001 with the mission of blurring the lines between education and entertainment. The editors are responsible for the best-selling books Condensed Knowledge and Forbidden Knowledge.

So you’re thinking about med school-but you’re not ready to devote the next ten years to grad school. Or perhaps you’re already a medical doctor and just want a quick refresher course. Either way, the brilliant minds at mental_floss magazine are happy to help. Med School in a Box offers instruction in anatomy, physiology, neurosurgery, and other impressive-sounding subjects for the wildly low price of $14.95. Your program includes:

    * Med School in 96 Pages: Your Comprehensive Textbook
    * 10 Heroes of Medicine Trading Cards
    * 10 Extra-Credit Study Cards
    * A devilishly complicated medical-trivia board exam
    * A rolled diploma with real Latin words

It’s the perfect gift for doctors and would-be doctors of all ages, from the highest-ranked boxed medical school in the country!

Available at newsstands everywhere, MENTAL_FLOSS MAGAZINE was founded in 2001 with the mission of blurring the lines between education and entertainment. The editors are responsible for the bestselling books Condensed Knowledge and Forbidden Knowledge.

With Law School in a Box and Med School in a Box, Quirk Books and mental_floss magazine brought affordable postgraduate education to some 50,000 eager students. Now the world’s #1 boxed university is expanding its curriculum to include MBA Degree in a Box, an advanced course in business education for the low price of $14.95. Your study materials include:

– Business School in 96 Pages: Your Comprehensive Textbook
– 10 Heroes of the Boardroom Trading Cards
– 10 CEO Case Study Cards
– A fiendishly complicated business-trivia final exam
– A rolled diploma with real Latin words

Packed with entertaining trivia about Henry Ford, Donald Trump, Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, and more, MBA Degree in a Box is the perfect gift for businesspeople of all ages — from the highest-ranked boxed business school in the world!

Available at newsstands everywhere, MENTAL_FLOSS MAGAZINE was founded in 2001 with the mission of blurring the line between education and entertainment. The editors are responsible for numerous best-selling books, including Condensed Knowledge and Forbidden Knowledge.