14 Old-School Ways to Remember Stuff

Compiled by Erin Semple
Try some well-known and original mnemonic phrases and tricks to help keep track of odd spellings of words, the days of the month and even the seven wonders of the world.
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Know Your ABCs
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Know Your ABCs
In the nineteenth century, children were taught the ABCs through a popular rhyme: "The Tragical Death of A, Apple Pie, Who Was Cut in Pieces, and Eaten by Twenty-Six Gentlemen, With Whom All Little People Ought To Be Very Well Acquainted"
Here's the rhyme:

A was an apple pie
B bit it
C cut it
D dealt it
E eats it
F fought for it
G got it
H had it
I inspected it
J jumped for it
K kept it
L longed for it
M mourned for it
N nodded at it
O opened it
P peeped in it
Q quartered it
R ran for it
S stole it
T took it
U upset it
V viewed it
W wanted it
X, Y and Z all wished for and had a piece in hand.
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What about Pluto?

By SmJ, on 11/16/2009

What happened to 17 & 18?

By Debbie, on 10/16/2009

What is wrong with 30 days hath September, April, June and November?....and so on? That's how we learned it 50 some years ago.

By Anne, on 10/14/2009

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