The haystack was important because the cloth ripped.
Do you get it? Maybe if I added a picture.
The haystack was important because the cloth ripped.
Do you get it now? Think about it a moment before you move on.
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The haystack was important because the cloth ripped.
Parachute!
If your brain just went from confusion to sudden clarity, you have experienced an aha or eureka moment. The feeling corresponds with a jolt of activity in the right temporal lobe of your brain.
Multiple research studies suggest that because you had to puzzle out the meaning of the sentence, you are now far likelier to remember it. Simply put, when you are made to think harder, you remember better. And the sudden positive feeling of aha! provides a strong cue for later recall.
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