Forgotten

The Things Most Often Forgotten (illustration)

I was relieved to find out that I’m not the only one who forgets things. Everyone does at one time or another, according to Karen Bolla, A Johns Hopkins researcher. The things most often forgotten: Names 83% Where something is 60% Telephone numbers 57% Words 5 …

The Greatest Disaster in Recorded Time Happened in Japan (illustration)

A number of years ago, the terrible earthquake that shook Japan was called “the greatest disaster in recorded time.” Every building in Yokohama was destroyed; three-fourths of Tokyo burned. Nearly three hundred thousand were dead, and two-and-a-half million were lost an …