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The Mind Creative Nov 2013

baffle most scientists and institutions who studied him
Five leading universities who examined Kim declared that he was
a genius in 15 subjects. His knowledge included World and
American History, People and Leaders, Geography, Professional
Sports, the Space Program, Movies, Actors and Actresses, the
Bible, Mormon Church Doctrine and History, Calendar Calculations
( faultless knowledge of 200 years),
Literature and Authors,
Shakespeare, Telephone Area Codes, major ZIP Codes, all TV
stations and their markets. He could identify most classical music
compositions and tell the exact date the music was written, the
composer’s birth date, place of birth and death. Other than this,
he could recall 7600 books page by page. Inexplicably, the powers
of his mind increased with age and in the end he was able to
demonstrate his faultless knowledge of the calendar spanning
2000 years.

“Dad and I share the
same shadow.”

Experts believe that probably
someone like Kim Peek will be hard
to come by. His talents were
unique,
exceptional
and
spectacular. The love and affection
between him and his father was an
inspiration for the world. Fran
shared Kim’s knowledge and skills
without any selfish motives and
says that his son was never autistic
in behaviour and that he was just
a friendly, warm and caring man.
Kim, on the other hand, said a
simple thing that probably sums
up this unique relationship - “Dad
and I share the same shadow.”

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