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The Professor and the Madman
The incredible true story that defined our world.
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Professor James Murray begins work compiling words for the first edition of the Oxford English Dictionary in the mid 19th century, and receives over 10,000 entries from a patient at Broadmoor Criminal Lunatic Asylum, Dr. William Minor.
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- MacGyver - The original series that features the same resourceful protagonist using his ingenuity to solve problems.
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