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Trivia databases strip away the origin of facts

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Semantic memory turns your brain into a contextless encyclopedia. You know that Paris is the capital of France, but you have absolutely no episodic memory of the exact day, room, or teacher who taught you that fact. The data is kept; the entire personal experience is incinerated.

Trivia databases strip away the origin of facts
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