What's it called when you learn a new fact, and then you seem to encounter that fact repeatedly?
I first heard the word 'homunculus' a week ago, and I have encountered it on three separate occasions since even though I'd never heard of the word until last week. A few weeks back, I wandered onto the article on Wikipedia of the phenomenon and now I can't find it again. Any ideas anyone?
( sandettie light vessel automatic New Twitter - @bollocksreally, Tue 29 Sep 2009, 23:36, 5 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

always reminds me of the Kate Bush song Strange Phenomena
It's the Baader-Meinhof phenomenon, as detailed halfway down this page: bestofwikipedia.tumblr.com/page/13 - it appears to have been deleted from Wikipedia by some joyless editor or other!
(Ovaltina, Wed 30 Sep 2009, 1:05, Reply)

Subscribing to this.
I'm also adding this to my donor card as a last-resort method of bringing me back to life:

bestofwikipedia.tumblr.com/post/198292717/tobacco-smoke-enema
( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Wed 30 Sep 2009, 9:11, Reply)

I first heard 'homunculus' in Full Metal Alchemist
and haven't heard anyone else use it until now.
It's a nice word.
(Evilweevil is covered in bees, Wed 30 Sep 2009, 9:36, Reply)

Homunculus was on Bang Bang It's Reeves and Mortimer too.
He was in the glass desk.
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Wed 30 Sep 2009, 10:15, Reply)

Homunculus is used in Harry Potter
Which may explain the increased use of the word.
(AyeMe, Wed 30 Sep 2009, 15:30, Reply)