Sites like Mental Floss

01 · Entity

About Mental Floss

Mental Floss mentalfloss.com

Mental Floss - History, Trivia, Interesting Facts, and More

Learn weird, interesting facts about history, entertainment, language, geography, and more topics. Test your knowledge with our quizzes and other trivia.

Wikidata: American magazine

Top 10K · #5,815 English 12 technologies Crawled Nov 6, 2026

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Summary by Claude

Online magazine publishing articles on history, pop culture, language, geography and science facts, along with trivia quizzes and a newsletter.

Who it’s for

General readers interested in trivia and fun facts

Business model

Advertising and affiliate commerce

• digital trivia magazine
• interesting facts
• history articles
• trivia quizzes
• pop culture stories
• geography quizzes
• word origins
• nostalgia lists
• email newsletter

02 · Embedding space

Competitor map

Each alternative by how close its vector is to Mental Floss’s (x) and how much traffic it gets, how much of the stack it shares, or where it sits in the embedding space itself (y). Lines split each axis at the median. Hover for the numbers, click to jump to it in the list.

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   Bored Panda boredpanda.com Top 10K English

   Bored Panda - The Only Magazine For Pandas

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   0 say Bored Panda is a good alternative to Mental Floss 0 say Bored Panda isn’t a real alternative to Mental Floss

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   Very close cos 0.934
2. 02
   TIME time.com Top 1K English

   TIME | Current & Breaking News | National & World Updates

   Breaking news and analysis from time.com. Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news.

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   0 say TIME is a good alternative to Mental Floss 0 say TIME isn’t a real alternative to Mental Floss

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3. 03
   Scientific American scientificamerican.com Top 10K English

   Scientific American

   Scientific American is the essential guide to the most awe-inspiring advances in science and technology, explaining how they change our understanding of the world and shape our lives.

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   0 say Scientific American is a good alternative to Mental Floss 0 say Scientific American isn’t a real alternative to Mental Floss

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4. 04
   BuzzFeed buzzfeed.com Top 10K English

   BuzzFeed

   BuzzFeed has breaking news, vital journalism, quizzes, videos, celeb news, Tasty food videos, recipes, DIY hacks, and all the trending buzz you’ll want to share with your friends. Copyright BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.

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   0 say BuzzFeed is a good alternative to Mental Floss 0 say BuzzFeed isn’t a real alternative to Mental Floss

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5. 05
   Gizmodo gizmodo.com Top 10K English

   Gizmodo | The Future Is Here

   Dive into cutting-edge tech, reviews and the latest trends with the expert team at Gizmodo. Your ultimate source for all things tech.

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   0 say Gizmodo is a good alternative to Mental Floss 0 say Gizmodo isn’t a real alternative to Mental Floss

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   ScienceAlert sciencealert.com Top 10K English

   ScienceAlert : The Best in Science News And Amazing Breakthroughs

   The latest science news. Publishing independent, fact-checked reporting on health, space, nature, technology, and the environment.

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   0 say ScienceAlert is a good alternative to Mental Floss 0 say ScienceAlert isn’t a real alternative to Mental Floss

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   National Geographic nationalgeographic.com Top 10K English

   National Geographic

   Explore National Geographic. A world leader in geography, cartography and exploration.

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   0 say National Geographic is a good alternative to Mental Floss 0 say National Geographic isn’t a real alternative to Mental Floss

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   Lifehacker lifehacker.com Top 10K English

   Lifehacker | Do everything better

   Lifehacker is the ultimate authority on optimizing every aspect of your life. Do everything better.

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   0 say Lifehacker is a good alternative to Mental Floss 0 say Lifehacker isn’t a real alternative to Mental Floss

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   The Atlantic theatlantic.com Top 10K English

   Your access has been blocked – The Atlantic

   magazine and multi-platform publisher based in Washington, D.C.

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   0 say The Atlantic is a good alternative to Mental Floss 0 say The Atlantic isn’t a real alternative to Mental Floss

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10. 10
    Smithsonian Magazine smithsonianmag.com Top 10K English

    American magazine

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    0 say Smithsonian Magazine is a good alternative to Mental Floss 0 say Smithsonian Magazine isn’t a real alternative to Mental Floss

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    The Verge theverge.com Top 1K English

    The Verge

    The Verge is about technology and how it makes us feel. Founded in 2011, we offer our audience everything from breaking news to reviews to award-winning features and investigations, on our site, in video, and in podcasts.

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    0 say The Verge is a good alternative to Mental Floss 0 say The Verge isn’t a real alternative to Mental Floss

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12. 12
    Polygon polygon.com Top 10K English

    Polygon: Gaming and Entertainment News, Culture, Reviews, and More

    Your source for the latest in video games, sci-fi, fantasy, tabletop games, anime, horror, books, and comics.

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    0 say Polygon is a good alternative to Mental Floss 0 say Polygon isn’t a real alternative to Mental Floss

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    Very close cos 0.924
13. 13
    MakeUseOf makeuseof.com Top 10K English

    MUO - Technology, Simplified.

    MUO is your guide to modern tech. Learn how to make use of the tech and gadgets around you, and discover cool stuff on the internet.

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    0 say MakeUseOf is a good alternative to Mental Floss 0 say MakeUseOf isn’t a real alternative to Mental Floss

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14. 14
    Everyday Health everydayhealth.com Top 10K English

    Everyday Health: Trusted Medical Information, Expert Health Advice, News, Tools, and Resources

    Everyday Health inspires and empowers people to live their healthiest lives, every day, through trusted, medically reviewed information and expert health advice from the nation's leading healthcare providers and patient advocates. Learn more about health

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    0 say Everyday Health is a good alternative to Mental Floss 0 say Everyday Health isn’t a real alternative to Mental Floss

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    Slate slate.com Top 10K English

    Slate Magazine - Politics, Business, Technology, and the Arts

    Online magazine of news, politics, technology, and culture. Combines humor and insight in thoughtful analyses of current events and political news.

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    0 say Slate is a good alternative to Mental Floss 0 say Slate isn’t a real alternative to Mental Floss

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    Atlas Obscura atlasobscura.com Top 10K English

    American online magazine and media company

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    0 say Atlas Obscura is a good alternative to Mental Floss 0 say Atlas Obscura isn’t a real alternative to Mental Floss

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    HowStuffWorks howstuffworks.com Top 10K English

    American media company

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    0 say HowStuffWorks is a good alternative to Mental Floss 0 say HowStuffWorks isn’t a real alternative to Mental Floss

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    Popular Science popsci.com Top 10K English

    Popular Science | Science and Technology Stories Since 1872

    Awe-inspiring science reporting, technology news, and DIY projects. Skunks to space robots, primates to climates. That's Popular Science, for over 150 years strong.

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    0 say Popular Science is a good alternative to Mental Floss 0 say Popular Science isn’t a real alternative to Mental Floss

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    Rolling Stone rollingstone.com Top 10K English

    Rolling Stone – Music, Film, TV and Political News Coverage

    Get the latest Rolling Stone news with exclusive stories and pictures from Rolling Stone.

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    0 say Rolling Stone is a good alternative to Mental Floss 0 say Rolling Stone isn’t a real alternative to Mental Floss

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    Indiatimes indiatimes.com Top 1K English

    Indiatimes: Latest in Lifestyle, Health, Fashion, and Wellness

    Indiatimes is your destination when it comes to exploring the latest in lifestyle trends, health and wellness hacks, and fashion advice. From food fads to travel tips and relationship rules, we tell you how to live your best life. Bookmark this for all the latest lifestyle content tailored just for you.

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    0 say Indiatimes is a good alternative to Mental Floss 0 say Indiatimes isn’t a real alternative to Mental Floss

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04 · Fingerprints

Technology

What Mental Floss is built with, and what its closest competitors use, from its homepage’s code and its DNS records.