deliberately exaggerating.
Human memory is complicated.
When people discuss a surprising event with one another, their memories can influence each other. Details that were uncertain at first can become more vivid with every retelling.
A witness may initially remember seeing “a very large bird.” Booka Safari
After hearing someone else describe a ten-foot wingspan, that number may become part of the story.
Over time, the event can become larger in memory than it was in reality.
Yet that psychological possibility does not mean that
