# Do we remember only 3% of our lives? \[discussion of memory and the "factoid"\]

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**Created:** [December 23, 2024, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-remember-only-3-of-our-lives-discussion-of-memory-and-the-factoid/1012061 "2024-12-23T13:26:26Z")\
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> [@Do we remember only 3% of our lives? \[origin of "factoid"\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-remember-only-3-of-our-lives-origin-of-factoid/1011977/5):
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> when they were babies

No, it begins sometime in childhood but not at a consistent age. In my post, I called this condition hyperthymesia. In Marilu Henner’s case, she says that it began at age 11 as you can see in [Marilu Henner - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marilu_Henner#Personal_life) .

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