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A couple of posts from Mental Floss

Over on Life is a Thrill, I regularly share posts from Mental Floss, a superb “all things considered” kind of blog that regularly includes interesting links, lunchtime quizzes, and engaging trivia. All in the name of edu-tainment.

Today they had a couple of quick hitters that I thought I’d share, one of which is a 10% off sale featuring their wise-ass tee shirts. Here are a couple of my fave MF tees.

Thankfully, they do more than just hawk shirts. Today’s posts also included an updated list of the top-10 selling albums of all time:

1. Thriller, Michael Jackson - 108 million copies*
2. Back in Black, AC/DC - 42 million copies*
3. The Bodyguard soundtrack, Whitney Houston/Various artists - 42 million
4. Their Greatest Hits, the Eagles*
5. Saturday Night Fever, the Bee Gees/Various Artists - 40 million copies*
6. Dark Side of the Moon, Pink Floyd - 40 million copies
7. Bat Out of Hell, Meat Loaf - 37 million copies*
8. Come on Over, Shania Twain - 36 million copies
9. Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, the Beatles - 32 million copies*
10. Falling Into You, Celine Dion - 32 million copies

If you’re like me, you had no idea Back in Black had sold that many copies. Also, if you’re like me, you’re sadly unsurprised about the some of the choices mankind makes when it comes to buying records.

*Records I own or have owned at some point. I probably bought all these through BMG or Columbia House. Back when I still bought CDs.