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The 1% of the Population Who Never Forget A Face

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Only 1% of the population have this superpower & you either have it or you don’t.

Since scientists at Harvard first documented super recognizers in 2009, we’ve discovered these rare individuals (only 1-2% of people) don’t just have incredible face memory, their entire visual processing system works differently.

Police departments worldwide now recruit super recognizers. London’s Met Police alone has over 200 on their team, helping solve crimes through surveillance footage most of us couldn’t

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