# Do we remember only 3% of our lives? \[discussion of memory and the "factoid"\] **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **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")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 3
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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): > > An aside to this topic: there are apparently only about a hundred people on the planet who have a rare condition called highly superior autobiographical memory (HSAM), which allows them to recall almost every day of their lives in remarkable detail, including memories of when they were babies. One of them is actress Marilu Henner. I caught an interview with her a couple years back. I can’t remember what medium- TV interview, podcast, I don’t know (I clearly don’t have HSAM). But I seem to remember it was a visual medium because the interviewer was quizzing her, asking questions like “what were you wearing on ‘X’ episode of Taxi on ‘Y’ day”? She would answer “I was wearing a blue dress” and I seem to remember they then showed the scene and sure enough, blue dress. To remember everything like that- I don’t know if it would be a great or terrible thing. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-remember-only-3-of-our-lives-discussion-of-memory-and-the-factoid/1012061)._