The Know-it-All: One Man's Humble Quest to Become the Smartest Person in the World
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religious wars, fondue in
Renaissance Man, specialization vs.
reproductive strategiesof Acarinaof a group including blue-footed boobies and Scottish bundlersof AJ
reptiles, crocs vs. alligators, how to distinguish
rhetorical devices
Rick and Ilene's wedding
Rite of Spring, The (Stravinsky)
rituals:body modifications infertilityhalitzalife-affirmingprivate parts involved inrice-boiling
romance and courtship:breakup strategies inin Civil Warduplicity inKama vs. Cupid inLapland kissingplatonic, unrequited, and required readingshort-livedsee also reproductive strategies; sexual activity
Romans, ancientGreeks wonderful in comparison withsex acts and executions staged bytriumphal marches of
Roosevelt, Theodore
Sahara Desert, "haboob" in
Salieri, Antonio, history's unfair take on
Sampugnaro, Dave:facts collected byas Millionaire lifeline
SAT scores
schedules, overloaded
Schmeling, Max, history's kinder view of
Schoenberg, AlexandraEric's linguistic dispute with
Schoenberg, Barbara, as phone book reader
Schoenberg, Doug, AJ quizzed on As by
Schoenberg, Eric:beaten with Bogglecharacter ofdefeat not an option forEB disputed by"erythrocyte" not known byintellectual competition fromafter Millionaire fiascoas Millionaire lifeline (as know-it-all's know-it-all)in mixed doublesNabokov comeback flung at
Schoenberg, Larry"street smarts" advocated by
Schoenberg familycute and sweet kids invisit of
Scrabblein brailleluck a factor in
screwups, famous
semicolon, bizarre parentage of
September 11 attack, historical context of
1726, Louis XV's 276 hunting days in
sexual activity:in fertility officepurposefulin the Zeus variations
Shakespeare, William, coaching uplifted by
Shanghai Knights (movie), factoid accompaniment of
Shaw, George Bernard
Shortz, Will, as puzzlers' coolest
Siberian explosions, unexplained
siblings, lessons on sharing for
silver lining, see positive side
sitcoms:Brady Bunch, later doings ofguest stars on
64, Hawthorne's inexplicable attraction to
sleep, Kamchatka vs. Tajal view of
snoring, in ethical case study
Some Truths of History: A Vindication of the South against the Encyclopaedia Britannica and Other Maligners (Oglesby)
speech making, rhetorical devices in
sports:fact checking EB article onhow to sound knowledgeable aboutIQ and tennisnicknames inrecords in
sportshirts, Lacoste's disputed reptilian on
Starlight Express (Lloyd Webber)
Star Spangled Banner, The, melody of
Star Trek, Mensans intrigued by
stereotypes, of snails
Sternberg, Robert J.:on crystallized intelligenceon IQ testson Operation Britannica
stinginess scale:AJ's position inor Henry Hudson, who does not do well in
stories, inspiring
success:of homo sapienson Jeopardyknow-it-allin overcoming hurdles
suicide:literarywriters drawn to
syphilis:in lucky conquistadorrecurring theme of
tachycardia, as Valentine's Day sentiment
Taiping Rebellion, rational worldview challenged by
taxonomy, world ordered by
tears, onion-caused
Teddy bear, TR linked with
tennis:how to talk aboutMagnus effect innice shot by Master of the Natural Laws ofparabola of the lob and Coriolis effect as concern inPiss-Poor Backhand effect as determinant in
terrorism, worrying about
35, author's age at this writing
thirty years, life span in 1700s as
thoughts, great, specific vs. general
ticks, patience of
time:aging and acceleration ofin ancient civilizationsof earth's rotationexpansion ofless as betterlight speed andskipping ofyears, how they feel
TiVo, past posting with
toilet, flush, who to thank for
Tolstoy, Leo
Trebek, Alexknowledge showdown expected with
trends, quantitative minimum for
trivia:AJ quizzed onabout Bird in Space (Brancusi)English-languagein Millionaire greenroomOscarin Schott's Original Miscellanytennis
trivia contest, Mensan
Trivial Pursuit
twins:BalineseSiameseVietnamese (fudged)
twirling, dizziness prevented in
two:number of letters in French crossword-favored townsswallowing in pairs of
Tyler, John
universe, end of
Van Buren, Martin, Peggy Eaton befriended by
ventriloquism, Eskimo-Zulu link in
Vieira, Meredith
Vietnam ploy, twin marriage in
Vilna Gaon (Elijah ben Solomon)
Wall Ball, non-Oedipal aspects of
Wall Street, "Witch of"
war, warfare:absurdistretroactive declaration of
warm water, sex change caused by
Washington, George, not actually first president
weeping, canned
weights and measures
Wendy's, philosophy read daily at
Western thought, fetishes in
West Indies, California mistaken for
Who Wants to Be a MillionaireAJ chosen foroutcome ofpreparing fortryingout for
WickedBible, adultery advocated in
Willy (Beryl's husband)
wine, where to send
wisdom:in AJ's "sentences"Bob's sentence asto come with Wsof Ecclesiastesfacts vs.intelligence andintelligence vs.forJasper Jacobsin Judaismnecessity forfrom Operation BritannicaTolstoyanwinning victory for humanity as
Woodhull, Victoria
word gamesBoggleat Mensa conventionscoring system ofScrabble
words:lastlongestScrabble-bound
words and phrases, origins of"bedlam""Buffalo, N.Y.""cappuccino""chauvinism""dog days of summer""essay""going berserk""Grateful Dead""Greenland"group insults in"Houdini""mad as a hatter""mesmerize""Oscar""Quaker"You could also hunt around
World Series game (1977)
worldview:of EB, as rationalfocusing on right things needed forof Vilna Gaonsee also wisdom
World War IILondoner diet in
writers, suicide of
writing, in boustrophedon style
writing class, AJ's advice to
Yale, notable nonfinishers of
Yellow Lightning, recipe for
Zabar's, dating daughter of
Zs, additional
"Zywiec" (The End)
About the Author
A.J. Jacobs is the editor of What It Feels Like and the author of The Two Kings: Jesus and Elvis and America Off-Line. He is the senior editor of Esquire and has written for The New York Times, Entertainment Weekly, New York magazine, New York Observer, and other publications. He lives in New York City with his wife, Julie.
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