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One of the important requirements for learning how to cook is that you also learn how to eat.

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