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The other night we were watching a replay of the 2008 Scripps National Spelling Bee and I have never been so entertained. This kid was mortified when he thought he had to spell "numbnut" on national television.

Unfortunately, this little gaffe reminded me of my own miserable experience in a 5th grade spelling bee when I was foiled by the word EMBARRASSED. Oh, the irony. To this day, I pronounce it em-bare-ASSed, lest I never forget.

The kid in this video went on to win last year. I can't wait for

This is an amazing story that I saw on TED along time ago and I've since been repeating it to everyone I know. It just occurred to me that I could also post it here. DUH!
If you are at all interested in how your brain works, watch this. If you're not...uh...ok then.