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In department stores, so much kitchen equipment is bought indiscriminately by people who just come in for men's underwear.

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Julia Child
Age: 91 †
Born: 1912
Born: August 15
Died: 2004
Died: August 13
Chef
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Television Presenter
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Pasadena
California
Julia Carolyn Child
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Underwear
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Equipment
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Kitchen

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