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A Museum of fetishes would give special attention to the history of underwear.

Mason Cooley

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Mason Cooley
Age: 75 †
Born: 1927
Born: January 1
Died: 2002
Died: July 25
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Underwear
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History
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Fetishes
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Fetish

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