Features:
10 Drinking Stories that Put Yours to Shame
By Ian Lendler
If your teacher "forgot" to mention that Paul Revere would've failed a Breathalyzer test, or that Indian elephants are fiends for rum, then grab a barstool and get out your I.D. We're serving up history the right way: cold, straight, and with plenty of proof.
10 Songs that Changed the World
By Mark Juddery
When you discover how one song rocked the communism out of Czechoslovakia and another galvanized the women's lib movement, it almost makes up for Muzak. Crank the volume to 11; we've got 10 songs you'll want to hear about.
10 Greatest Guerrilla Marketing Campaigns of All-time
By Chris Connolly
All's fair in love and war, but it's fair in marketing, too. Chris Connolly examines how advertising goes underground to get the job done.
10 Massive Screw-ups in Paleontology
By Jeff Fleischer
10 Places to see Before They Die
By Maggie Koerth-Baker
Dr. Seuss was pretty optimistic about the places you'll go. But unless you move quickly, Mexico City and the Maldives won't be on that list. So grab your passport and a camera, and turn to page 58.
10 Landmark Moments in Animation History
By David K. Israel
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Squeaky Clean
By Hank Green, Chris Higgins & Ian Lendler
If you still haven't given your home the proverbial spring once-over, and the civilization growing in your bathtub isn't providing enough inspiration, then get excited! This issue's Scatterbrained is tackling all things clean-from honoring your favorite OCD celebrities to keeping your nose clean in China (Penti!) to hanging Mr. Clean's dirty laundry out to dry. Yup, we've got 10 pages of facts that sparkle, and stories guaranteed to scrub you the right way.
10 Cats Who Changed Civilization
By Sam Stall
10 Nicknames for Natives
By Mark Peters
Momma used to say sticks and stones could break bones, but words couldn't hurt anyone. Unfortunately, she didn't have much of a vocabulary. From Zonies to Moonrakers, we're arming you with every nickname in our arsenal.
10 Not-So-Bright Ideas in Science
By Josh Rutledge
Why don't woodpeckers need Tylenol? And how fast do sound waves move through cheese? Some say these are the dimmest questions in science; we say they just need a bigger spotlight.
10 Trailblazing Scientists About to Change Your Future
By Eric Furman
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The Letter 'O'
By A.J. Jacobs
[the_dead guy interview]
Harry Houdini
With Michael A. Stusser
[the_quiz]
By Sandy Wood & Kara Kovalchik
Six Degrees of Ken Jennings:
Dinah Shore and Dinosaur
By Ken Jennings