While doing an internship at a group home for those with mental and physical disabilities, you meet a resident who can tell you what day any date fell on for the past 100 years. This person is probably:
A. a shaman
B. a savant
C. suffering from schizophrenia
D. very good at critical thinking
Answer: B
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