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Part Two: How the First Fitness Influencer Doomed Us All

Behind the Bastards

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The Importance of Physical Culture

In 19 32, readers of physical culture magazine were greeted with an unusual interview. The man was benito musselini, the leader of italy. Muselini was detailed a subject deemed to be of utmost national importance,. On this point, muselini found a captive audience. Throughout the 19 thirties, bernard mac fadden attempted, ultimately, in vain, to enter american politics through a presidential bid. His guiding focus was a belief in the importance of personal hygiene, health and strength. This quest, which ultimately proved unsuccessful, explained muselini's appearance in physical culture magazine. It also explains why portuguese government extended a similar initation to mac

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