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WELL THIS IS a bit awkward. When you earn the title of World Memory Champion, expectations around you remembering things is probably, understandably, going to be pretty high.
Jonas Von Essen holds that very title, but when asked on Newsnight to recite the credits from memory, he fails to impress. Really, really, fails. In fact, he can’t even remember Jeremy Paxman’s name, who’s sitting right there in front of him.
Saturday 16 November, 2024
Saturday 16 November, 2024
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World Memory Champion struggles to remember Newsnight credits
WELL THIS IS a bit awkward. When you earn the title of World Memory Champion, expectations around you remembering things is probably, understandably, going to be pretty high.
Jonas Von Essen holds that very title, but when asked on Newsnight to recite the credits from memory, he fails to impress. Really, really, fails. In fact, he can’t even remember Jeremy Paxman’s name, who’s sitting right there in front of him.
Watch the full ‘moment’ here:
h/t Buzzfeed
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