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TIL of the Guy Goma BBC interview. In 2006, major technology journalist Guy Kewney was set to be interviewed by the BBC regarding a major court case. After a producer asked for "Guy", Guy Goma, a man waiting for an IT job interview, was accidentally questioned live on television regarding the case.

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