I have (or maybe had when I was in college) a really great memory by training.
My specific area of study required a lot of memorization, and I got really good at it. Even visually, I could see a sign and not read it at the time. Hours later, recall the image and read the text.
Dates, places, names, like nothing. It all went in and stayed.
Memory is pretty normal in middle age now. I can never find my keys or wallet but I recall a lot of details I read in the news.
