Mental Floss Presents Forbidden Knowledge - by Editors of Mental Floss (Paperback)

This book is a wickedly smart and humorous guide to the seedy underbelly of basically everything, covering seven deadly sins, feuds, plagiarists, hoaxes, lies, schemes, scandals, evil dictators, mob bosses, acts of revenge, angry queens, cannibals and more.

Organized by theme with bite-sized lists (e.g.

"The Fascist Style Guide: Five Dictator Grooming Tips", "Four Biblical Girls Gone Wild" and "Three Delicious Animals We Charbroiled Into Extinction.").

It's the perfect way to add some spice to a dull conversation and proves that learning can be not only easy, but exquisitely sinful.