If you could know whatever you wanted to know about someone else, what are the things you would want to know?

If you could know whatever you wanted to know about someone else, what are the things you would want to know?
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I’d ask about a major event in their past, so I could avoid offending them by saying something silly. Even though I’d not really know I’d prefer to avoid the awkward “oh god what have I have” moment that I’m sure everyone’s had at least once with a situation like this.
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