The alleged misconception is that people don t remember things as well as they think they do That s hardly a news flash as there is no end of conflicting testimony of eyewitnesses even right after an event And you re right this flash memory business is an obscure term This vaguely reminds me of something from a few months back about how Louis Armstrong supposedly had a different birthdate than was commonly thought Trouble is the average citizen nowadays barely knows who Louis Armstrong was never mind what his birthday was That one obviously was kept out