For example, take the mnemonic to make sense of the calendar. 30 days hath September, August, May and December. Yes, three of these are wrong, but they fit the rhyme. So, if so many of the 12 months ...

There are loads of little ditties that help you memorise things, but they simply don't work… Get daily headlines and breaking news alerts for FREE by signing up to our newsletter We have more ...

Introduction Have you ever needed to remember a long list of words, such as state capitals or items on a shopping list? Even if a list can be full of interesting facts, it can still be hard to ...

The more vivid the phrase, the better it will help you remember. Exaggerate, use all the senses, vivid colours and humour will help too. Rude rhymes are easy to remember - just don't say them out too ...

"On Old Olympus' Topmost Top, A Fat-Eared German Viewed A Hop." Isn't it amazing? I read that back in '56 in Sinclair Lewis' Arrowsmith. That is a little rhyme to help medical students remember all ...

Thirty days hath September, April, June and November. But you'll need more than a mnemonic rhyme to ace this quiz led by house musician Jonathan Coulton, in which all of the answers are one of the 12 ...

A musical mnemonic based on a popular nursery rhyme can help young children to learn and remember the proper hand hygiene technique and prevent the spread of common infections, suggests an article ...