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Word: biceps (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1937-1937
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...Federal Trade Commission examiner, "a fiction story, which is very commonly done in writing." But writing under his own name Mr. Hoffman later accused Mr. Atlas of being "The World's Greatest Fakir." Mr. Atlas, roared Mr. Hoffman in his Strength & Health, "does not have a 17-in. bicep as he claims. He does not have a 14½in. forearm. He does not have a 47-in. chest. He cannot pull six autos with his teeth. He cannot lift 250 Ib. above his head five or six times without straining. . . .I defy him to carry 500 Ib. five...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Muscle Makers | 2/22/1937 | See Source »

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