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The only difference between 'try' and 'triumph' is varying degrees of 'umph'

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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
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Trying
Varying
Triumph
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