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Auguste Rodin completely refused to ever wear socks

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Creating masterpieces of human form apparently makes you hate foot garments. The legendary sculptor fiercely believed that socks were unnatural, spending his entire adult life shoving his bare, blistering feet directly into rigid leather boots.

Auguste Rodin completely refused to ever wear socks
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