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World's smartest man memorized Latter-day Saint scriptures, lived in Salt Lake library

Kim Peek, a megasavant who was the inspiration for the movie "Rainman," at the Salt Lake City Library on July 23, 2009.

Kim Peek, a megasavant who was the inspiration for the movie "Rainman," at the Salt Lake City Library on July 23, 2009. (Barton Glasser, Deseret News)


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Sitting in front of a crowd inside the esteemed Oxford Union building, Kim Peek fielded questions.

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