The Economic Times

In 2002, a salesman started seeing maths everywhere after being beaten up outside a bar. The violent attack gave him acquired savant syndrome, says science

A former futon salesman from Tacoma had little interest in mathematics before a violent attack outside a bar in 2002. After suffering a brain injury, he began seeing everyday objects as geometric patterns and became deeply drawn to mathematics. Researchers later linked his unusual abilities to acquired savant syndrome and synesthesia.