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  2. Goldfish Memory - Wikipedia

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    The title of the film refers to the belief, expressed by several of characters, that the goldfish retains a memory of something for only three seconds. Tom, one of the principal characters in the film, draws comparisons between this and the human tendency to jump from one relationship to the next, "forgetting" the pain that any previous one ...

  3. MythBusters (2004 season) - Wikipedia

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    A goldfish's memory lasts only three seconds. Busted Jamie trained his goldfish to recognize color patterns and complete an obstacle course under water. They remembered what Jamie had taught them over a month later and easily completed the same course without his prompting.

  4. 50 Cool And Interesting Facts People Learned About Animals

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    Although many people believe that the memory of a goldfish spans three seconds, its memory can actually span several months. In fact, goldfish are much smarter than we might think.

  5. The Dos and Don’ts of Being a Goldfish as a Working Mom

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    Let’s take me being late for kid pick-up (this is on my mind because it may have happened yesterday): If I go total goldfish and forget that traffic can make a 15-minute drive take 45 minutes, I ...

  6. MythBusters (2003 season) - Wikipedia

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    To test this, Jamie and Adam procured a drainage pipe 3 feet (0.91 m) in diameter and placed Buster at the bottom before adding 5 US gallons (19 L) of gasoline. However, as they predicted, Buster was simply lit on fire when the gasoline was ignited—the reason being that there was a lot of space around him (no seal).

  7. Letters to the Editor: Our attention span is shorter than a ...

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    In 2021, it was 8 seconds. According to Jil Ebstein of insidesources.com, our attention span was 12 seconds in 2000. Letters to the Editor: Our attention span is shorter than a goldfish's

  8. The Parking Garage - Wikipedia

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    They are dropped off right by Kramer's car but Kramer, who holds the keys, is still lost somewhere in the garage, having gone to search for the air conditioner. By the time he gets back, Elaine's goldfish are dead and George is well past the deadline to meet his parents. They all get in the car, but the engine fails to start.

  9. Monique Schwitter - Wikipedia

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    Her second volume of short stories, Goldfish Memory (German: Goldfischgedächtnis), was launched in 2011. In 2010, Monique Schwitter decided to end her acting career, in order to pursue writing full-time. [3] Nominated by Hildegard Elisabeth Keller, she took part at the Festival of German-Language Literature (Ingeborg-Bachmann-Prize) in 2015. [4]