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If you want to know if your brain is flabby, feel your legs.

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Bruce Barton
Age: 80 †
Born: 1886
Born: January 1
Died: 1967
Died: January 1
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Entrepreneur
Essayist
Legislator
Philanthropist
Politician
Writer
Flagstaff
Arizona
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Brain
Trekking
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Strolling
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Hiking
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Legs
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Flabby

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