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Meeting The Real Rain Man

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September 24, 2015
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Taken from the 2005 documentary “The Boy With The Incredible Brain (Brain Man)”, Daniel meets the inspiration behind the character Rain Man, Kim Peek who can remember everything he’s ever learnt.

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