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Totally clueless about the science but assuming that "Ozzy Ozbourne" takes up more memory space inside our brain than 00 is a fallacy (mixing computers with brains). Imagery can be more efficient in some cases. Like the Chinese language where one character can express a complex object makes for faster reading since they are unique and translate instantly to images. It's more of a compression technique.



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