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Re:Some suddenly become accomplished artists or musicians wi... by schoen on Wednesday July 25, 2018 @06:05PM (#17613346)
However, Tammet has been a savant from childhood, so he's a case of a better-known phenomenon. He didn't suddenly acquire previously unknown unusual abilities in adulthood. (Learning conversational Icelandic in a week is amazing, but he already anticipated that he could do it!)
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Re:Some suddenly become accomplished artists or musicians wi... by dr_teh on Thursday July 26, 2018 @12:47PM (#17618840)
Actually, he had a different name and was a memory competition champion who practiced every day. Instead of mentioning that, he decided to blame his entire abilities on a fever he had as a kid. Not to put him down or anything, but a lot of it is PR.

Under the name Daniel Corney he even advertised PSYCHIC services. Definitely his abilities are incredible, but he also spent hours and years practicing them.

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