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Earworms also tend to be played on the radio more than other songs and are usually featured at the top of the charts. [43] The chorus of a song is one of the most reported causes of earworms. [44] The most frequently named earworms during this study were the following: "Bad Romance" by Lady Gaga "Can't Get You Out of My Head" by Kylie Minogue
Don't worry, earworms aren't the newest creepy bug out there -- though they are incredibly annoying. You know when you get a little piece of a song stuck in your head that you just can't shake?
Psychologically, earworms are a cognitive “itch” that the brain automatically itches back, resulting in a vicious loop. As odd as the phenomenon is, the good news is, earworms are totally normal.
The lack of written records in many places and the destruction of many native societies by disease, war, and colonization make estimates uncertain. Deaths probably numbered in the tens or perhaps over a hundred million, with perhaps 90% of the population dead in the worst-hit areas.
White, a librarian at the federal courthouse in Richmond, Virginia, wrote the book in 2011. [1] White previously administered the Historical Atlas of the 20th Century on his own website, and became interested in the subject due to constant arguments in cyberspace about who was actually responsible for various atrocities throughout history. [2]
Here are the nine worst years to be alive in human history. pxhidalgo / iStock. 1. A.D. 536 – Volcanic Winter ... The year 1929 is often marked as one of the most challenging years of the 20th ...
Gregor MacGregor (1786–1845): Scottish con man who tried to attract investment and settlers for the non-existent country of "Poyais". [2]Jeanne of Valois-Saint-Rémy (1756–1791): Chief conspirator in the Affair of the Diamond Necklace, which further tarnished the French royal family's already-poor reputation and, along with other causes, eventually led to the French Revolution.
In the 20th century many diseases both old and new were found to be caused by viruses. There were epidemics of poliomyelitis that were only controlled following the development of a vaccine in the 1950s. HIV is one of the most pathogenic new viruses to have emerged in centuries. Although scientific interest in them arose because of the diseases ...