A dad with an incredible memory can recite facts faster than Google, Siri and an Amazon Alexa.
If you give Gary Kemp a random day of the year he'll be able to tell you within two seconds what happened on that day in history, along with a fascinating fact of two.
The 61-year-old, who goes by the nickname of Wild Humphrey, The Fact Master, has such an impressive memory he can remember the name of every US president, all of the Christmas number ones and Grand National winner for the last 95 years.
Gary first noticed his special skill when he was around ten years old and soon set himself a challenge to recite something about every day in the month of April.
Since then, he has come to understand how his "own brain works", which comes in handy when remembering information for work presentations and impressing party guests.
Gary, who is originally from Kirkdale and now lives in Irby, Wirral, told the ECHO: "As a child I knew I was good at remembering things.
"I had to be careful at school otherwise I'd be called a freak. I just kept myself to myself.
"It helped me through school with my exams and it was very useful in working life because I could stand up and give a presentation to 200 people about any subject that we were working on."
Gary first performed in front of an audience during a charity event at Formby Golf Club, where he went around the tables telling guests interesting facts that happened on the date their were born.
He raised over £174 for charity that day and has since gone on to perform in front of other audiences having coined the catchphrase "and that's a fact!"
Gary said: "Over time I've read but I don't bury myself in books, if I ever wanted to know anything I look it up.
"I'm fortunate enough to be able to absorb what I've read - I just look at the key bits of information that tell me what I need to know."
"I say I'm faster than Google and Alexa - I'm much faster.
"If you give me a date in the year and ask me about it I can answer within two seconds."
Gary, who writes a weekly column for the ECHO, once appeared on BBC's the One Show where he took on a challenge against Google, Siri and Alexa to see who could answer questions the fastest and he won against all three devices.
Gary said: "Most things you tell people they forget so when I'm speaking to them I know to make it memorable.
"So many fascinating things have happened around the world, I’ve always said I’ll tell you the things you never knew you didn’t know and say that’s a fact."
Gary has now released his first book - Wild About Facts: For All The Things You Never Knew You Didn't Know. You can find the book by clicking here.
