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Re:Math, Science Popular Until Students Realize They’re Hard by selimthegrim on Wednesday July 10, 2013 @01:25AM (#6017621)
in re: the last kid

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norbert_Wiener

"he spoke several languages but could make himself understood in none"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_James_Sidis

Re:Math, Science Popular Until Students Realize They’re Hard by phaus on Wednesday July 10, 2013 @08:19PM (#6023718)
Those were interesting articles, but there was a much more recent example. The kid in question was interviewed on talk shows and stuff. His mom divorced his father over the insane treatment of their child, and she gained custody.