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It has been exactly 20 years since the BBC interviewed the wrong Guy on live TV. Guy Goma, a Congolese-French business studies graduate, arrived at BBC in London for a job interview as an IT data cleanser. Due to a mix-up by the reception, he was mistaken for the...

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