A. J. Jacobs - The Know-It-All (2004)

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Scrabble - The game is available in Braille. That's a nice fact. This makes me feel better about humanity for some reason. I can't really explain why.

A. J. Jacobs

I always thought the name of Utah's major newspaper was some sort of weird misspelling of the word desert. But no, Deseret is the land of the honeybee, according to the Book of Mormon. I guess I should have figured they would have caught a typo in the masthead after 154 years.

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I know that you should always say yes to adventures or you'll lead a very dull life.

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A few weeks later, I'm in a fluorescent-lit classroom in Chelsea awaiting the start of the official Mensa test. I'm sitting next to a guy who's doing a series of elaborate neck stretches, like we're about to engage in a vigorous rugby match. He's neatly laid out four types of gum on his Formica desk: Juicy Fruit, Wrigley Spearmint, Big Red, and Eclipse. I hate this guy. I hope to God he's not a genius.

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I know that knowledge and intelligence are not the same thing - but they do live in the same neighborhood. I know once again, firsthand, the joy of learning.

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I know that history is simultaneously a bloody mess and a collection of feats so inspiring and amazing they make you proud to share the same DNA structure with the rest of humanity. I know you'd better focus on the good stuff or you're screwed.

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