# Do we remember only 3% of our lives? \[origin of "factoid"\]

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**Created:** [December 21, 2024, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-remember-only-3-of-our-lives-origin-of-factoid/1011977 "2024-12-21T15:47:05Z")\
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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.

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