mental floss presents Condensed Knowledge

<p><strong>Loaded with meaty trivia and tasty, bite-sized facts!</strong></p><p><em>mental_floss</em> is proud to offer a delicious, hearty helping of brain-food that''s sure to fire up your neurons and tantalize your synapses. <em>Condensed Knowledge</em> is a mouthwatering mix of intriguing facts, lucid explanations, and mind-blowing theories that will satisfy even the hungriest mind!</p><p>Ingredients include:</p><p>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 ...</p>