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This is Lilly.
She's my young guest who can do what most adults,
including myself, cannot.
And she is-- she's not even three.
She's not even potty trained yet, but take a look.
OPRAH (VOICEOVER): At just 16 months old and still
in diapers, little Lily Gaskin surprised
her mom and dad with a talent they never expected.
She's a mini map master.
JAMES: Where's Madagascar?
[CHILD BABBLING]
OPRAH (VOICEOVER): Lily lives in Provo, Utah,
but her special skills span the globe.
Now, she's 2 and a half years old
with a phenomenal memory and an amazing knack for geography.
NIKKI: Where's Mexico?
Mexico?
NIKKI: Great job, Lily.
OPRAH (VOICEOVER): Lily knows her way around the map
better than most grown-ups.
No way.
OPRAH (VOICEOVER): This pint-sized prodigy
can identify more than 100 countries,
and she's a YouTube star.
Her videos have been viewed by nearly 3 million people.
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All right, this is going to be fun.
She's two and a half years old now.
And Lily is at her parents, James, hi, and Nikki.
When did you realize that she had this kind
of a knack for geography?
How do you even discover that you have a knack
for geography at 16 months?
It was a complete accident.
Her uncle Brady went away to Taiwan for two years
and she's really close to Brady.
So she wanted to know where he went.
And so we pointed to a map-- we pointed to Taiwan,
and the next time she saw the map she pointed to Taiwan.
OPRAH: Wow.
So it started with Taiwan?
At 16 months old, it-- Taiwan--
OK, so I won't be asking you about that.
[LAUGHTER]
And then-- but again, how did it--?
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So how did it advance to all of these other countries?
Well, I pointed--
when she pointed to Taiwan again,
we thought that was pretty cool, maybe a coincidence.
So I pointed to Japan and Malaysia, where I've lived.
And then next time she saw the map she pointed to Japan
and Malaysia, and Taiwan.
And then grandpa thought that was pretty cool.
So for kicks and giggles, he pointed to a bunch of countries
like Djibouti--
Yeah.
[LAUGHTER]
And Nick--
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OPRAH: And she could do that too?
Every time. She never forgets.
OK, so Lily, hi.
I'm going to name some countries,
and I want you to show me where they are on the map, OK?
OK?
Lily?
[LAUGHTER]
OPRAH: OK, so--
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OK, so Lily, where is South Africa?
Yes!
[CHEERING AND APPLAUSE]
Where is Chad?
Wow.
[CHEERING AND APPLAUSE]
Where Is Turkey?
Wow.
[CHEERING AND APPLAUSE]
Where is Sri Lanka?
JAMES: Where's Sri Lanka?
OPRAH: Wow.
[CHEERING AND APPLAUSE]
Where Is Zimbabwe?
There it is.
[CHEERING AND APPLAUSE]
OK, we try to get a really, really,
really hard one for you.
I'mma try really, really hard one.
Where is Madagascar?
[CHEERING AND APPLAUSE]
That was easy.
OK, where is Norway.
There it is.
[CHEERING AND APPLAUSE]
OK, where is Panama?
Wow.
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Where is India?
Wow.
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You're good, you're good.
So I mean, she can barely talk.
JAMES: Yep.
So it's not like she knows the words
and knows how to spell them, and can go to them on the map.
- Oh no. - Yeah.
Great job, Lily.
Audience, was that great?
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Really amazing.
Great job, Lily, great job.
You could do it.