Robert Solow was once asked (by a very famous mathematician whose name I have forgotten) whether there was anything in the social sciences that was not obvious or trivial.

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Ten years from now you will probably have forgotten the name of that authentic hole-in-wall local bistro you found, or the off-the-beaten path residential neighborhood you strolled through, but you will remember that gondola ride.

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What could underscore the fact that your life has lost its purpose more than sending your radio-controlled robotic shark around and around in your swimming pool, paid for by a lobbyist who's now forgotten your name.

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One day, some of these horses were forgotten by their herders, with consequences sadly apparent from the name.

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And yet when the history of this country is written, it is this small, quiet woman whose name will be remembered long after the names of senators and presidents have been forgotten.

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The full name was al Qaeda al Jihad, the Base for Holy War, but people had forgotten the second half.

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It is often forgotten that the man who wants a Lib Dem revival almost as much as Clegg goes by the name of Cameron.

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Scipio Africanus does not have the name recognition today of Julius Caesar, but there would have been no Caesar without Scipio's now largely forgotten achievements.

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If you have forgotten your phone you will type in your phone number and a secret code (or simply speak your name) and carry on shopping.

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