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>The article mentions childhood phone numbers.

ICQ number and quake 3 CD key stand out to me as oddly specific things that have persisted for over 2 decades in my memory now. What's odd is how much that skews my judgement of sunk costs - The fact that I know those things occasionally prompts me to reinstall each, even though there is no point.

>it wouldn't surprise me if I could recall others with more careful thinking or perhaps some nostalgic browsing of old photos.

This can also happen accidentally - A forgotten smell or sound brings back associated memories that were otherwise inaccessible to you.



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