But, as it turns out, ol' Einstein and his immense IQ weren't so cruelty-free for the better—or, rather, worse&emdash;part of his life:

See: http://www.ivu.org/history/northam20a/einstein.html

I forgot to put the moral of the story, which is found in the last paragraph of the BBC blurb, and supported by the aforementioned Einstein link:

...Dr Frankie Phillips, of the British Dietetic Association, said: "It is like the chicken and the egg. Do people become vegetarian because they have a very high IQ or is it just that they tend to be more aware of health issues?"

I'm not sure the self-congratulation can begin quite yet.