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I hang out all the time with kids and young scouts and I never meet kids who don't want adventure.

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
Adventure
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Kids
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Scouts
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