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Word: prunejack (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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Among the men who made steel in Pittsburgh, the strongest of all was "Hunkie" Joe Magarac. He was born in an ore mine and grew 7 ft. tall. He could gulp a gallon of prunejack in a single swig, hoist an 850-lb. steel dolly like a paperweight and twist it like a pretzel. One day, when Magarac took off his shirt, fellow workers discovered the source of his strength: Joe was made of steel...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: STEEL: Out of the Crucible | 11/12/1951 | See Source »

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