mentalfloss.com

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mentalfloss.com operates primarily as a content publishing platform, focusing on general knowledge & trivia. Mental Floss is an online magazine and media company that publishes articles, quizzes, and videos on a wide range of topics including science, history, pop culture, and language. It aims to entertain and educate its audience with interesting facts and trivia. It is operated by Mental Floss, a subsidiary of Minute Media.

Industry Category

Content Publishing

Platforms for creating and publishing written content.

Related Topics

triviafactsgeneral knowledgepop culturehistoryscienceeducation

Well Established

mentalfloss.com is a well-established platform operated by Mental Floss. Top 100,000 global website, 29 years old. Standard web safety practices apply.

Top 100,000 global website29 years old
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  "confidence": "medium",
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    "specialization": "General Knowledge & Trivia"
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    "operator": "Mental Floss",
    "parent_entity": "Minute Media",
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    "allows_user_subdomains": false,
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  "facts": {
    "registered_date": "1996-04-09T00:00:00Z",
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}

Hosting

AMAZON-02

Registered

Apr 9, 1996

Last Updated

Jan 7, 2026

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