Savant
John Langdon Down coined the phrase idiot savant, which is French for “knowing idiot,” in the 19th century. He studied people with low IQs but exceptional abilities in remembering details.[10] Here are a few examples:
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Orlando was an ordinary guy until the age of 10 when he was hit by a baseball on the left side of his head. Since then, he can remember the weather conditions for each and every day that has passed.
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Kim couldn’t walk until the age of four. But he can now recall the complete text of more than 9,000 books.
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Daniel could recite π from memory to more than 22,000 digits.[11]
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George and Charles—a pair of identical twins—needed only ...
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