The Week contest — Brain space

If you could jettison some old information to free up brain space, what would you choose?

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Last week's question: Scientists have theorized that many older people are slower to recall facts not because of cognitive decline but because their brains are so stuffed with accumulated knowledge. If you could jettison some old information to free up brain space, what would you choose?

RESULTS:

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