Memory on Crack

Cracked.com is one of my favorite sites that I browse when I'm bored or procrastinating. I found some interesting articles about memory on this site. I am not sure how accurate the articles are but they are interesting and fun non the less. I will give you a brief overview of some of the articles and provide the link where you can read more.

 http://www.cracked.com/article_19518_5-seemingly-random-factors-that-control-your-memory.html
5 seemingly random factors that control your memory
5) Walking through doorways
4) Ridiculous fonts
3) Deep Voices
2) Looking at the floor
1) Hand gestures

http://www.cracked.com/article_18704_5-mind-blowing-ways-your-memory-plays-tricks-you.html
5 Mind Blowing ways your memory plays tricks on you
5) Other people can manipulate your memory with repetition
4) Your brain is half blind
3) Your brain just makes shit up
2) Your memory can be fooled by manipulated images
1) Your mood skews your memories

http://www.cracked.com/article_19583_the-6-weirdest-things-that-are-ruining-your-memory.html
6 Weirdest things that are ruining your memory
6) Advertising
5) Peer pressure
4) Google
3) Birth Control and Sex
2) Being single
1) Being fat

http://www.cracked.com/article_19535_6-animals-with-better-memories-than-you.html
6 Animals with better memories than you
6) Chimpanzees' visual memory can top yours
5) Sea Loins never forget
4) An Elephant keeps track of dozens of other elephants at one time
3) The Octopus can turbocharge its memory 
2) A cat's short-term memory is 20 times longer than yours
1) The Clark's Nutcracker is freaking amazing