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

AUTHOR Editors of Mental Floss
PUBLISHER William Morrow & Company (04/27/2004)
PRODUCT TYPE Paperback (Paperback)

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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

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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 ...

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ISBN-13: 9780060568061
ISBN-10: 0060568062
Binding: Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language: English
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Page Count: 327
Carton Quantity: 16
Product Dimensions: 7.22 x 0.94 x 9.24 inches
Weight: 1.02 pound(s)
Feature Codes: Price on Product, Table of Contents, Illustrated
Country of Origin: US
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Reference | Trivia
Dewey Decimal: 031.02
Library of Congress Control Number: 2004302860
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From the team that brought you the enormously successful magazine of the same name comes this trove of fun and useful information that blurs the line between great education and great entertainment.
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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:

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 ...

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