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63: You've been Catfished. Who the hell is Betty Crocker?

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Betty Crocker and the Signet

A team of 25 women were hired by a flower company to be Betty Crocker's experts in home economics. They would write back to all the letters that came in and give advice on everything from fondue to broiling. The department was dealing with 4,000 letters a day at its busiest; one letter is an entire page long. "People love this bitch," says co-host Lisa Kogan.

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