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People Explain Which Geniuses Alive Today Would Qualify As A Modern-Day Einstein
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Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the smartest of them all?

Who is today's best and brightest?

Are they in charge of Mensa?

There are a lot of brilliant people in the world.

But if we can compare; who measures up to the greats?

Two words: Albert Einstein.

The new generation.

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Stoners Divulge The Best Ideas They've Ever Come Up With While High
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I can't get high anymore. I'm too old. I get exhausted and fall asleep mostly. So I need to stay sober to get my best ideas. I will say a few vodkas have stoked some inspiration but one too many sips and I'm useless again.

But I know a lot of people who give into their awakening after a few puffs or sips and they write Pulitzers, or pen Hall of Fame songs or crack government code.

Adele has said she wrote all of '21' drunk and most painters will tell you their greatest works were born of colors that popped while under the influence. I'm jealous. But however the work is born works--as long as it's born.

Redditor u/the-juiciest-jew wanted to hear about the brilliance that awakens in all of us when we dabble in some out of the box recreations, by asking:

Stoners of Reddit, what's the best idea you've come up with while stoned?
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People Share The Most Random Facts They Know
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The brain is the most fascinating of organs and body parts. It can hold an obscene amount of information.

That's the secret to all these Jeopardy winners, they're not so smart, just incredible human storage units.

I can tell my you childhood address, the lyrics to every Adele song and scripts to Golden Girls episode, and nonsense facts about crayons (I don't know why). Ain't that all something?

It is all tucked away in the crevices of the mind.

Redditor u/JustAMildKingpin wanted to hear about all the things saved in our brains for reasons unknown by asking:

What's the most random fact you know about?
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When I was heading into high school from middle my guidance counselor and my parents wanted me to enter into "gifted" classes because I was able to maintain a high GPA.

They thought it would give me a head start for a great college and then prime me for the presidency.

I protested and negotiated signing up for merely "advanced" classes, God forbid I go with "regular" classes, or we all just get the same education.

I have never regretted it.

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College Professors Recall The Most Genius Things Students Have Ever Done In Their Class
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College is a formative time in many people's lives. It's usually the first taste of real freedom, and real accountability, many people get as young adults.

Some choose to coast through the experience with as little effort as possible, while others struggle with the extra responsibility and expectations. Still others find their calling in education and really apply themselves to the whole experience.

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