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What associations surrounded the concept of Virginity in Han China? Would these associations be comparable to the concept of virginity in Pagan Imperial Rome?
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"Colours of the Wind" from Pocahontas is one of my favourite Disney songs, but its stereotypical portrayal of Native American societies is a bit... Yikes. How was the film received by Native American communities at the time of its release?
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What social opportunities would be available to a free black family living in the antebellum deep south?
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The Catholic Apostles' Creed professes belief in the "Resurrection of the body." Can this be understood literally as "dead peoples' bodies will be resurrected"? How has the Catholic Church historically responded to burial methods which destroy the body, like cremation?
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The first bicycles seem to have been eccentricities to be enjoyed by the rich. When was their potential for cheap, reliable transportation recognised, and when and how did they proliferate among the general population?
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I remember hearing a story of a period in World War Two where hundreds of Japanese soldiers were eaten by crocodiles following a retreat into a swamp. Did this event really happen and is there any truth to these seemingly exorbitant figures?
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