But is that conscious recollection or subconscious understanding?
I am also a very fast reader, but often when reading new material I skim through it quickly and later will go back and reference if needed. Those times I do need to reference for more details, I know exactly where it is on the page, but I can't remember exactly what it said. Similarly, I couldn't tell you what I just read, but if you ask a question that was answered in it, I will just *know* the answer without being able to tell you exactly where I read it.
Example. Long email that says Sallys birthday party will be at 5pm on Saturday. A while after reading if you asked what it was about all i would be able to tell you was that it was about Sally's bithday, and it would take a moment to remember the exact date/time. However, if you asked when Sally's birthday was without mentioning the email, I could tell you without hesitation.
It makes intellectual debates a pain because I remember everything, but can't remember where from so I can't cite a source.
Sorry about the formating. I think the mobile app I'm viewing this through stripped the tags.