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Musical monsters can latch on to your mind

Fact of the week

25 September 2023

Musical monsters can latch on to your mind

Tunes that get stuck in your head – and stay there for hours or even days – are called earworms. While these musical monsters aren’t dangerous, they can be terribly annoying.

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