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Jan 2023
31m 31s

Underwear Roundup with Benedict Arnold, ...

Mick Sullivan
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Here's two more underwear stories that aren't in the the book I See Lincoln's Underpants (which is now available!) First Benedict Arnold betrays the American Army but gets caught thanks to something hiding in someone's underwear. Also When NASA planned to get someone to the moon, they needed a special Space Suit, and the only designers and makers up to the c ... Show More
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