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When did the concept of profanity arise in spoken language? And how did society go about establishing which words were in fact profane?

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When Europeans first came to North America how did they begin communicating with the native peoples?

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On 12/31/999 (31/12/999) did the average person know they were about to enter a new millennium?

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When did the concept of profanity arise in spoken language? And how did society go about establishing which words were in fact profane?	163
When Europeans first came to North America how did they begin communicating with the native peoples?	13
On 12/31/999 (31/12/999) did the average person know they were about to enter a new millennium?	11