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I always wanted to be Robin Hood or John the Baptist when I was growing up.

Bear Grylls

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Bear Grylls
Age: 50
Born: 1974
Born: June 7
Adventurer
Explorer
Motivational Speaker
Mountaineer
Television Presenter
Writer
London
England
Edward Michael Grylls
John
Growing
Wanted
Always
Baptist
Robins
Robin
Baptists
Hood

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