Will Pearson

Will Pearson
William E. Pearsonis the co-founder of mental floss, a bi-monthly magazine, which he started with Mangesh Hattikudur when both were students at Duke University. Pearson graduated from Duke in 2001, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in History. Describing himself, Pearson noted his penchant for eating two M&M's at the same time, on different sides of the mouth, "making both sides of the mouth equally happy". Will Pearson and Mangesh Hattikudur met as freshmen at Duke University and in their...
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There's so much in there. ... I'm thrilled to see the final product.
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It's a natural fit for us. I'm glad we finally have Nashua-Plainfield back down in (Class) 1A. North Iowa, Buffalo Center, was in our district last year, so we are used to playing them.
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If everyone does their best and we come out with a win, we're definitely going to have that much more confidence going into the final tournament.
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These guys, all they've been hearing since this round started was 'You're playing Selkirk again' and memories of last year. It's just nice to finally put that behind us.
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Mental Floss is what it is. It's about people learning information they always thought they should know.
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It's good training for a writer, ... entertaining people, telling them about your life, listening as they tell you about theirs.
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Our goal from the beginning has been to blur the line between education and entertainment, ... why not have one with our goal of education?
We lost everything. We even won our own constituency.
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We feel we are making concessions according to our first desires, but we are certainly excited that we seem to have a workable plan the city can agree to. Hopefully it meets with community approval.
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We're very pleased that the court agreed 100 percent with our perspective. The decision sets aside a tiny area around Andrews Lake for non-motorized use.
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It was very difficult at times. The workers were forced to pull back from some roads as high winds were causing trees and branches to fall.
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It was almost a reflex reaction. If you have a good friend who can use your help, you just do it. It's all about coming to the aid of someone you care about deeply.
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These new worlds will need to be designed, and fashion will play a similar role to that in the real world,
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These mansions are part of our heritage. They tell you something about the financiers and the industrialists that built Pittsburgh, but they're also a testament to the craftsmen and artisans that built the city. I can't imagine anyone tearing them down.