Bette Midler Quotes

The inventor of the modern foundation garment that we women wear today was a German scientist and opera lover by the name of Otto Titsling.

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• The inventor of the modern foundation garment that we women wear today was a German scientist and opera lover by the name of Otto Titsling.

  

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