Boy Who Can Recall Every Day of the Past Ten Years

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Byline: Emily Andrews

WEDDINGS and birthdays aside, chances are you would not be able to recall exactly what you were doing on any given date in 2006.

But Aurelien Hayman is different.

Not only can he remember what he did, he can tell you what he was wearing, what he ate, what was in the news and even what the weather was like.

The 20-year-old is one of only a handful of people in the world with hyperthymesia, or highly superior autobiographical memory.

Pick any day from his teenage years and he can recall every detail of it - while most of us will remember no more than 11 events from each year of our life. Information about …