Because one of the things I've noticed over the years is in America we don't know each other, and a people that don't know each other are apprehensive about each other and have fears, and we're trying to overcome those apprehensions and fears.

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The monumental selfishness of separating twin sisters from each other and never letting them know about the other's existence is hard to swallow.

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"He just gave me the head's up about some things and just getting to know each other a little bit and I'm really looking forward to working with him, " Nassib said.

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In a National Geographic interview last month, ahead of a trip father and son would take together, Tim Samaras said Paul was becoming "quite a talented videographer" and joked about how well his team members got to know each other during their days-long pursuits.

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At a Camp David retreat in 1993, in a typically touchy-feely bonding session, the Clinton cabinet gathered round to tell each other something about themselves that the others didn't know.

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"It looks like they've got a pretty good setup and we want to know more about it, " said Hanson, who said both companies will learn from each other.

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"They were talking about life -- jobs, husbands, their kids, traveling, getting to know each other like they were your girlfriends sitting at your kitchen table having coffee, " she said.

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If he and his hosts don't know each other well, Mr. Zimmern sometimes tries to break the ice by asking questions about what's around him.

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