In case you are wondering why you are so smart

Here is the answer. We thought we were buying all these books because we enjoyed reading them, when in actuality we were making sure that our kids would finish college!

One person who commented on the correlation between the number of books in a house and the education level of the children who grew up there said this:

For all we know parents having lots of books may signify that the parents understand that questions are answerable, and that knowlege may be sought. This may serve as a motivating factor for the children. In other words, it simply may be a sign of a family culture where, instead of saying "I wish I knew," the kids learn to say "let's find out!"

Oh, and while we're on the subject of intellectual stuff, Google has a playable version of Pac-Man on its home page, here. Addictive--almost as good as reading.