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You might consider being evaluated for prosopagnosia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prosopagnosia

There is a lot of research on the topic. I haven't seen any research that suggests there might be advantages for having it, but it is an interesting thought.

I'm the opposite, I rarely if ever forget a face and can recognize people who waited on me in a grocery line, walking down the street in a different city years later. I have no idea what it is or what it means, but we seem to be opposite ends of some sort of spectrum.

Wow me too! I've always been curious if that's a thing.