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Lookalike of the Week: Gold Medal

July 25, 2012 12:00PM
By Kayla Arias
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Michael Phelps' outstanding performance at the Beijing 2008 Olympics left some people wondering if he was possibly otherwordly. Well, perhaps he is, folks...maybe, just maybe, he's a time-traveling superhuman! Someone who looks suspiciously like him, Charles Lamb, was around from 1775-1834. Lamb, while never famous for being a swimmer, was a well-known English essayist. Let's take a look at what these two "different" people have in common:

 

 

Youngest
Both Michael Phelps and Charles Lamb were the youngest children in their families.

 

London
Charles Lamb was born in London. Michael Phelps, partly of English descent, will be competing in the London Olympics this summer.

 

Speech Impediments
Michael Phelps has a lisp, and Charles Lamb stuttered.

 

Same guy or what?

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Charles Lamb

Author, Poet / 1775 - 1834

Charles Lamb was an English poet and essayist who wrote Tales from Shakespeare and "Essays of Elia."

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Michael Phelps

Professional Swimmer / 1985 -

Swimmer Michael Phelps has set the record for winning the most medals, 22, of any Olympic athlete in history.

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