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Human Body Weirdness

The Man Who Remembers Every Day Of His Life

Jill Price can recall what she ate on 12 March 1983 — and every day since.

Reviewed by the CurioVault curator · 8 October 2026 · Editorial standards

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Jill Price (AJ) has hyperthymesia — highly superior autobiographical memory. Since age 14, she remembers every day in detail: what she did, weather, news. Only ~60 people diagnosed worldwide. Brain scans show enlarged temporal lobes and caudate. She calls it a curse — she cannot forget bad days. Her case defined the condition in 2006.

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