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I remember very clearly someone saying, 'Don't shake hands with the cactus,' and I thought, 'Well, why not? What could possibly go wrong?' Shaking hands is a friendly gesture.
Benedict Cumberbatch
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Benedict Cumberbatch
Age: 48
Born: 1976
Born: July 19
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Benedict Timothy Carlton Cumberbatch
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