The Knowledge Pill

A somewhat advanced society has figured how to package basic knowledge in pill form. A student, needing some learning, goes to the pharmacy and asks what kind of knowledge pills are available.

The pharmacist says:

- Here's a pill for English literature.

The student takes the pill and swallows it and has new knowledge about English literature!

- What else do you have? - asks the student.

- Well, I have pills for art history, biology, and world history - replies the pharmacist.

The student asks for these, and swallows them and has new knowledge about those subjects. Then the student asks:

- Do you have a pill for math?

The pharmacist says:

- Wait just a moment. He goes back into the storeroom and brings back a whopper of a pill and plunks it on the counter.

- I have to take that huge pill for math? - inquires the student.

The pharmacist replied:

- Well, you know ... math always was a little hard to swallow.