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Funny how we remember some numbers our entire lives, despite never using them. I can still rattle off my ICQ number, last used nearly 25 years ago, my compuserv
by ta1243 2y ago
Funny how we remember some numbers our entire lives, despite never using them. I can still rattle off my ICQ number, last used nearly 25 years ago, my compuserve ID which I left in 1998, my phone number as a kid, last used about 1994.
I also remember various license plates my family had in the mid 90s, but I struggle to remember my own license plate number now. The only two phone numbers I know are mine and my wife's. I can still remember my high school's phone number though - for some really odd reason as I can't have phoned it much.
- vidarh 2y agoWhen I was 7, my dad wrote a "game" in BASIC on the Commodore 64, and one section required a "secret" (you could see it if you listed the program...) code to gain access. The code was 32744. I have not used that game for more than 40 years, but it'll probably be one of the last things I remember... > I can still remember my high school's phone number though - for some really odd reason as I can't have phoned it much. Any chance it was a number your parents made you learn, or on a phone list next to / on the phone?
- epolanski 2y agoI think that the reason why I remember it vividly is because I used it for logging in for years.
- inopinatus 2y agoThe most important numbers you can commit to memory are your emergency contact's phone number, your wedding anniversary, and 2ⁿ ∀n ∈ ℤ [1, 24].