Mental Floss Presents Be Amazing: Glow In The Dark, Control The Weather, Perform Your Own Surgery, Get Out Of Jury Duty, Identify A Witch, Colonize A Nation, Impress A Girl, Make A Zombie, Start Your Own Religion
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Be amazing Who says you can't? It's time to get off the couch and take your life to the next level. Step one: stand on the shoulders of geniuses What good are the world's greatest geniuses if you can't muddy their shoulder pads and use their accomplishments as a step stool? mental_floss has combed through every success story in history to deliver this ultimate how-to guide for climbing your way to greatness. Step two: bask in the glow of admiring fans Whether you want to glow in the dark, swallow a sword, quit smoking, find Atlantis, live forever, get out of jury duty, buy the Moon, sink a battleship, stop global warming, become a ninja, or simply be the center of the universe, Be Amazing covers all the essential life skills. Just absorb a few pages, then let the hero worship begin! You will need: A hunger for greatness Some duct tape This book You may want: Sidekicks and/or minions An impressive nickname An amazing outfit
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GLOW IN THE DARK • CONTROL THE WEATHER PERFORM YOUR OWN SURGERY • GET OUT OF JURY DUTY IDENTIFY A WITCH • COLONIZE A NATION • IMPRESS A GIRL MAKE A ZOMBIE • START YOUR OWN RELIGION
B y M AG G I E K O E R T H - BA K E R
w i t h W I L L P E A R S O N a n d M A N G E S H H AT T I K U D U R
To Christopher Baker, for all his support, compassion, and love. —MK
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Contents FULFILL YOUR YOUTHFUL DREAMS
Sink a Battleship
Find Buried Treasure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Outrun Molasses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Run Away and Join the Circus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Live Without an Immune System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Learn to Walk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Get Well . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Colonize a Nation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Visit North Korea. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
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Get Rescued from a Desert Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Change Your Name
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Capture a Giant Squid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Be Raised by Wolves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Be Killed by Soda Water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Impress a Girl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Be Two People at Once . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Live Underwater
Ski in the Desert
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Talk to the Animals
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Mooch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Hunt a Whale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Find America. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Drink Like a Caveman
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Be One of the Guys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Start an Urban Legend . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Be a Teen Idol . . . . . . . . . . . . . .