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Three Minutes To Wapner
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Dead: Kim Peek, at 58. Who? How about this: He was the primary inspiration for "Rain Man." He was considered a "mega-savant" who knew an incredible amount about an incredible range of subjects but couldn't do things like dress himself. He was born without the connective tissue between the left and right sides of his brain, so he couldn't do simple things and it took 16 years for him to master climbing the stairs. But, yes, he could memorize anything and do extremely complicated calculations in his head. He was every bit as amazing as the movie character, maybe more so. After all, he was real.
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