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The First Woman to Go 'Round The World Did It as a Man

Posted January 24, 2012 3:05 PM

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For more than two years she traveled on a French naval vessel with linen bandages wrapped tightly around her upper body to flatten her chest. It was a small ship with 300 men who knew her as Jean. But she wasn't Jean. She was Jeanne. Then one day, they found her out.

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01/24/2012 5:29 PM

Very interesting.....I had no idea of the relationship between Bougainvillea and 'Peter Piper Picked a Peck of Pickled Peppers'.

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01/25/2012 1:40 AM

We'll know the sexes are actually equal when some guy pretends to go around the world as a woman.

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01/25/2012 6:15 PM

I tried it on a bike but didn't get far

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01/25/2012 2:42 AM

Nice read. Let's hear it for the gals !

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