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Illusory contour is stranger than it sounds.
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The simple version of State-dependent memory.
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The real story behind Burdick Ridge.
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Jnanendra Prasad Goswamy: what actually happened.
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The real story behind Rosa ‘Comtes de Champagne’.
Psychology
What people get wrong about Serial-position effect.
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What people get wrong about Autokinetic effect.
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West Indian Ocean coelacanth: what actually happened.
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Science
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.
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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Kelechi Amadi-Obi is stranger than it sounds.
Kelechi Amadi-Obi is a Nigerian creative photographer, painter, artist and the publisher of Mania Magazine.
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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.
The simple version of Phi phenomenon.
The term phi phenomenon is used in a narrow sense for an apparent motion that is observed if two nearby optical stimuli are presented…
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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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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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Bizarre
Odd records, rare phenomena, and true stories that sound impossible.
Piglio still raises strange questions.
Piglio is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Frosinone in the Italian region Lazio, located about 50 kilometres (31 mi) east of Rome…
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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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The sourced background on Spacing effect.
The spacing effect demonstrates that learning is more effective when study sessions are spaced out.
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Work Done on Premises still raises strange questions.
Work Done on Premises is the first album and first live album released by The Radiators (US).
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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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Testing effect is stranger than it sounds.
The testing effect suggests long-term memory is increased when part of the learning period is devoted to retrieving information from memory.
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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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