Your Memories Aren't Real

Over the years, hundreds of people online have shared memories of a cheesy '90s movie called "Shazaam". There is no evidence that such a film was ever made. What does this tell us about the quirks of collective memory?

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PAST MAY NOT BE PROLOGUE THE BERENSTAIN BEARS AGAIN The Movie That Doesn't Exist And The Redditors Who Think It Does newstatesman.com Over the years, hundreds of people online have shared memories of a cheesy '90s movie called "Shazaam". There is no evidence that such a film was ever made. What does this tell us about the quirks of collective memory? THE RISE AND FALL OF BABYLON A GIF Showing The Location Of The World's Largest City Since 2000 BCE digg.com Unsurprisingly, things get started in in the Fertile Crescent where civilization itself began, but the map spends most of its time in China (and makes only the briefest stop in the Americas). CLOCKING IN FOREVER A Brief Economic History Of Time theatlantic.com Capitalism changed how humans perceive the passage of hours, days, and weeks. This made people more productive, but did it make them any happier? SMILES WE DIGG | SPONSORED Sorry But Santa Can't Bring You A Straighter Smile Down The Chimney smiledirectclub.com Smile Direct Club's aligners are invisible, affordable and shipped straight to your door, all for $99/month. Everything's assessed online, so you don't even need to visit the dentist! Use the code DIGGDAYS35 and get your impression kit for just $35. DARK TALES A TRUE STORY IN 9 PARTS The Baby In The Plastic Bag dagbladet.no One frosty October morning, a newborn baby boy is found inside a plastic bag in an Oslo graveyard. The baby is about to die. THE APOCALYPSE DOESN'T CARE From Punks To Monks: The Story Of Death To The World theoutline.com You're at a punk show. Someone dressed in all black hands you a bunch of black-and-white pages stapled together. "Death to the World," says the cover. When you get home and open it up, you're greeted by unrelenting doom. SOME ANGRY TRUMP TWEETS, PROBABLY What Would Happen In The Minutes And Hours After North Korea Nuked The United States? vice.com Not that they would (or could, right now), but it's good to game these things out. A FIGHTING CHANCE NOCLIP NO MORE How Cheat Codes Vanished From Video Games waypoint.vice.com Once upon a time, cheat codes let players unlock the headiest secrets from their games. WHOA WATCH: This Motion-Mimicking Mech Robot Is The Coolest Thing We've Seen In A Long Time digg.com 2016 has not been a good year. But it will be slightly better if Korean mecha robot METHOD-01 — the arms of which are controlled by its pilot's natural arm movements, a la the AMP Suits in "Avatar" or the Jaegers in "Pacific Rim" — is real. A SERIES OF SNEAKS Drugs, Guns, And Fake Kicks: Inside The Counterfeit Economy complex.com Counterfeit designer clothing is a trillion dollar business that relies on consumers' thirst for bargain shopping to line the pockets of terrorists, drug dealers, and human traffickers. VIDEO OF THE DAY *SWEATING INTENSIFIES* Free Solo Climber (No Ropes, Nothin') Cruises By Another Climber On A Rock Face digg.com We're trying to put ourselves in the mind of this guy scampering up a rock face at 275 feet, but we're really struggling. Much easier to identify with the tethered guy watching in awe. IN THE NEWS North Carolina Fails To Repeal 'Bathroom Law' — During Special Session Called To Do Just That Search Continues For Berlin Truck Attack Suspect Uber Pulls Self-Driving Cars From San Francisco Ikea Has Had Quite Enough Of Teens Having Sleepovers In Their Stores Trump Names Campaign Chief Kellyanne Conway As Counselor To The President Don't look down — you've almost reached the holidays. View the Edition at Digg.com »

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