As a kid who read an illustrated encyclopedia just for kicks, I’m always happy to hear that a similar pastime was enjoyed by some of history’s most celebrated thinkers. I wouldn’t put myself on par with Feynman, we did both share of love of reading something probably not meant for browsing in our idle hours. Here’s the late physicist talking about his hours spent nose-deep in  the Encyclopedia Britannica with his father.

[thanks, mentalfloss!]