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Pornography and cooking shows have created two new spectator sports.

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Mason Cooley
Age: 75 †
Born: 1927
Born: January 1
Died: 2002
Died: July 25
Aphorist
Spectator
Spectators
Pornography
Cooking
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Sports
Shows
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