This topic from Long and Short Reviews was an easy one for me, as I practise this one a lot, particularly recently.
Many years ago I had the intention of moving to the US and getting my green card. To that end I started memorising state capitals, presidents and so forth as I assumed those were the sorts of things I would be asked. Life happened and I never went, but I also never lost the ability to remember and continue to memorise these facts - most of which are completely useless.
I'm currently reading a book about the vice-presidents of America and have been memorising those. Will I ever need to know who the three VPs for Franklin D. Roosevelt were? Not unless I decide to appear on a quiz show, but hey, I've already been on The Chase, so why not? You may well see me on Pointless or Impossible, hoping against hope that a question about US states or presidents comes up.
So what odd or useless talent do you have?
That’s a pretty cool talent.
ReplyDeleteI had an elementary teacher who had us memorize all of the state capitols and which state they were in. I’m not sure how much of them I still recall, though!
I still get mixed up on the Dakotas and Carolinas, but the rest are still there.
DeleteI remember memorizing state capitals and names of presidents, but I'm pretty sure that's all lost to my brain nowadays. Very cool.
ReplyDeleteUseless admittedly, unless I'm doing a quiz.
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