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Kelechi Amadi-Obi is stranger than it sounds.
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Testing effect is stranger than it sounds.
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West Indian Ocean coelacanth: what actually happened.
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Work Done on Premises still raises strange questions.
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The sourced background on Spacing effect.
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The real story behind Rosa ‘Comtes de Champagne’.
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The simple version of Phi phenomenon.
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The simple version of State-dependent memory.
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Space, biology, physics, and discoveries that redraw the map.
What people get wrong about New Moon on Monday.
"New Moon on Monday" is the tenth single by the English pop rock band Duran Duran, released on 23 January 1984 in the United…
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The sourced background on McCain family.
The McCain family is a prominent American naval family.
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The sourced background on Gene Host.
Eugene Earl Host was an American Major League Baseball pitcher and minor league all-star.
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History
Strange turning points, forgotten names, and moments that still echo.
Mink Peeters still raises strange questions.
Mink Martin Peeters is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a forward.
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Harry Churchill Beet: what actually happened.
Harry Churchill Beet VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of…
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Nasnas is stranger than it sounds.
In Arab culture, the nasnās is a monopod, a monstrous creature.
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Psychology
Attention, memory, habit, emotion, and the mind at work.
What people get wrong about Autokinetic effect.
The autokinetic effect is a phenomenon of visual perception in which a stationary, small point of light in an otherwise dark or featureless environment…
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What people get wrong about Serial-position effect.
Serial-position effect is the tendency of a person to recall the first and last items in a series best, and the middle items worst.
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The real story behind Generation effect.
The generation effect is a psychological phenomenon whereby information is better remembered if it is generated from one's own mind rather than simply read.
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Bizarre
Odd records, rare phenomena, and true stories that sound impossible.
1988 German Grand Prix is not quite what it seems.
The 1988 German Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 24 July 1988 at the Hockenheimring, Hockenheim.
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The sourced background on Betcha by Golly, Wow.
"Betcha by Golly, Wow" is a song written by Thom Bell and Linda Creed, originally titled "Keep Growing Strong" and recorded by American actress…
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Jnanendra Prasad Goswamy: what actually happened.
Acharya Jnanendra Prasad Goswamy a.k.a.
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Illusory contour is stranger than it sounds.
An illusory contour or subjective contour is a visual illusion that evokes the perception of an edge without a luminance or color change across…
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Sergei Nechaev: what actually happened.
Sergei Gennadiyevich Nechaev was a Russian communist, part of the Russian nihilist movement, known for his single-minded pursuit of revolution by any means necessary,…
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Rose Memorial Auditorium still raises strange questions.
The Rose Memorial Auditorium is a large multi-purpose theater (auditorium) on the campus of Central Philippine University in Jaro, Iloilo City.
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The facts behind Foxy, Foxy.
"Foxy, Foxy" is a non-LP single released by Mott the Hoople in 1974.
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The real story behind Burdick Ridge.
Burdick Ridge is a ridge rising to an elevation of 773 metres (2,536 ft) on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands.
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The facts behind Shimbamba Station.
Shimbamba Station is a railway station in Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Keikyu Corporation.
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