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Why did the Italian Cardinal Giuseppe Mezzofanti learn a new language overnight?

One of the most prominent polyglots in the history of mankind, the Italian cardinal Giuseppe Mezzofanti, who lived in the 18-19 centuries, spoke fluently 39 languages, he could understand almost the same number, although he never left Italy. One day, he learned a new language overnight, only to take a confession from a foreign criminal on death row in the morning.

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