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“I really have no plans for any kind of career in TV or anything, but if I wanted to become good at it, I could. But I don't really think it's in the cards.”

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George Michael

George Michael, born on June 25, 1963, and passed away on December 25, 2016, was a renowned British singer, songwriter, and music producer. He gained fame in the early 1980s as a member of the pop band Wham!, and continued his musical career as a solo artist, becoming a global pop music sensation. George Michael's unique voice and emotionally charged songs have won him numerous awards and the love of fans worldwide. more

“If you spend any time in Washington you'll find nerds. What happens is most of them sublimate their fixations with comics, or baseball cards, or 1960s British comedies to policy minutiae and political arcana. But, like Christians in ancient Rome, you can still spot them if you know the signals.”

Ifs Knows Stills Happens Christian Political Comedy Policy Baseball Ancient British Cards Spots Rome Signals Nerd 1960s Ancient Rome Fixation Minutiae Baseball Cards British Comedy

Author:Jonah Goldberg

“'Moonwalking with Einstein' refers to a memory device I used when I memorized a deck of playing cards at the U.S. Memory Championship. When I competed in 2006, I set a new U.S. record by memorizing a deck of cards in one minute and 40 seconds. That record has since fallen.”

Used Memories Records Minutes Cards Fallen Devices Seconds Championship Deck One Minute Memorizing Playing Cards Deck Of Cards

Author:Joshua Foer

“Some memorizers arbitrarily associate each playing card with a familiar person or object, so that the king of clubs is represented by, say, Tony Danza. The grand masters associate each card with a person, an action, or an object so that every group of three cards can be converted into a sentence.”

Persons Action Three Groups Objects Masters Kings Clubs Sentences Familiar Cards Associates Playing Cards Groups Of Three

Author:Joshua Foer

“The best memorizers in the world - who almost all hail from Europe - can memorize a pack of cards in less than a minute. A few have begun to approach the 30-second mark, considered the 'four-minute mile of memory.'”

World Memories Four Minutes Approach Europe Mark Miles Cards Packs Hail

Author:Joshua Foer

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