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the ritual where you cram a semester into one panicked, caffeinated, three-hour blur
originFrom Latin examen, the tongue of a weighing scale
China firstImperial exams selected officials over 1,300 years
memory leakMost crammed facts vanish within days of the test
stress spikeCortisol levels rise sharply before high-stakes testing
blue booksSame exam booklet sold to U.S. students since 1929