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Mind = Blown

Amazing Facts About This Weird, Hilarious, Insane World

by (author) Matthew Santoro

Publisher
Penguin Group Canada
Initial publish date
Aug 2016
Category
Trivia, Trivia, Popular Culture
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780143198116
    Publish Date
    Aug 2016
    List Price
    $22.00

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Description

Matthew Santoro's originality and humour has attracted millions of fans, making him a beloved YouTube star. His weekly videos on amazing and little-known facts are eagerly anticipated by his many subscribers and followers around the world. In his first-ever book, Matthew's love of weird and wacky knowledge explodes with new facts and stories from around the planet, and beyond. Surprising, and always entertaining, Mind = Blown offers even more of Matthew's unique take on this hilarious, crazy world:

The most ridiculous laws from past and present
Crazy doppelgangers of people, places, and unexpected things
Historical wizards who actually lived
Real-life animal avengers
And a special section: Japan Blows My Mind!

From shin-kicking competitions and beer pong-playing robots, to enormous fire-balls shooting through space, you won't believe what you'll discover in Mind = Blown. But beware: there is too much astounding trivia for any one mind to contain!

About the author

Contributor Notes

MATTHEW SANTORO is a YouTube star whose videos have been viewed more than 700 million times. He is best known for his top-ten lists of strange and surprising facts, and his popular series "50 Things to Blow Your Mind." A former accountant, he won the 2015 Hubub #AcademySocial award, as well as the fan vote for the 2015 Shorty Awards "YouTube Star of the Year." He lives in Toronto, Canada.