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Mental Floss Presents Condensed Knowledge: A Deliciously Irreverent Guide to Feeling Smart Again  
Author: Will Pearson (Editor)
ISBN: 0060568062
Format: Handover
Publish Date: June, 2005
 
     
     
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Book Description

Loaded with meaty trivia and tasty, bite-sized facts!

mental_floss is proud to offer a delicious, hearty helping of brain-food that's sure to fire up your neurons and tantalize your synapses. Condensed Knowledge is a mouthwatering mix of intriguing facts, lucid explanations, and mind-blowing theories that will satisfy even the hungriest mind!

Ingredients include:

5 tiny nations that get no respect • 4 civilizations nobody remembers • 5 classics written under the influence • 4 things your boss has in common with slime mold • 3 schools of thought that will impress the opposite sex • 4 things Einstein got wrong • 5 classical tunes you know from the movies • 3 famous studies that would be illegal today • 2 religious mysteries solved by chemistry • 5 scandals that rocked art, and much more ...




Mental Floss Presents Condensed Knowledge: A Deliciously Irreverent Guide to Feeling Smart Again

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Loaded with meaty trivia and tasty, bite-sized facts!

Mental Floss is proud to offer a delicious, hearty helping of brain-food that's sure to fire up your neurons and tantalize your synapses. Condensed Knowledge is a mouthwatering mix of intriguing facts, lucid explanations, and mind-blowing theories that will satisfy even the hungriest mind!

Ingredients include:

•tiny nations that get no respect • civilizations nobody remembers • classics written under the influence • things your boss has in common with slime mold • schools of thought that will impress the opposite sex • things Einstein got wrong • classical tunes you know from the movies • famous studies that would be illegal today • religious mysteries solved by chemistry • scandals that rocked art, and much more ...

     



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