What's the longest stretch of time you cannot remember/recall?

What's the longest stretch of time you cannot remember/recall?
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Seems weird. Why would you have selective amnesia? I have a terrible memory, but I feel pretty confident I could come up with at least one memory for every year of my life. There would be many things I’ve forgotten, or that other people would have different memories of, but I’m sure I’d have at least a very general memory.
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