Friday, November 30, 2012

Mental Floss, a New Horizon for learning (and fun!)

Ever wanted to know any and everything that no one really needs to know unless you get on Jeopardy?

Why do fingers get pruney in the tub? 

How are pencils made?

Or perhaps you would like to know where to find a brief history of Nintendo. Regardless of your trivia fixation, MF has it all. Below, read a brief review from one of our work study students on the joys and benefits of random knowledge!


"Mentalfloss.com is an interesting and fun place to learn new things. This website consists of interesting articles, cool fun facts and endless quizzes. Learning doesn't have to be boring and mentalfloss.com is a resource that makes learning fun. On mentalfloss.com it is easy to lose track of time and you will find yourself enjoying everything this website has to offer.
This website can be a very interesting and helpful tool if used correctly. The articles are an interesting way to learn about random and different things that are going on in the world and things that that have happened in the past. You may think that you don't need to know anything they have but you never know what information you may need one day, plus the information is fun to learn. Mentalfloss.com gives boring facts a whole new vibe."