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TIL that Robin Williams paid a surprise visit to a paralyzed Christopher Reeve (Superman), just before the latter was scheduled for an operation; Robin showed up in a yellow gown pretending to be an eccentric Russian proctologist and said he was going to perform a rectal exam on him. Reeve laughed.

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