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TIL that Freddie Highmore, better known as the doctor from the "I AM A SURGEON" meme, went to Emmanuel College, Cambridge, earning a double first in Spanish and Arabic, and almost became a lawyer. He maintained an impressive academic record throughout his child-teen acting career.

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