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Titus Lucretius Carus busts have him wearing a beard even though he was alive 200 years before the popularization of beards in the roman empire by Hadrian. Do we know how accurate Lucretius' busts are? Or what the beard might represent?

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Fighting Tournaments are a common trope in shonnen manga such as Dragon Ball, Yu Yu Hakusho, Naruto and Boku no Hero Academia. What was the first manga to use this plot device? What influences did it have from other types of media of japanese pop culture?

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How did the invention of the press affect the usage of parchment paper?

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Titus Lucretius Carus busts have him wearing a beard even though he was alive 200 years before the popularization of beards in the roman empire by Hadrian. Do we know how accurate Lucretius' busts are? Or what the beard might represent?	14
Fighting Tournaments are a common trope in shonnen manga such as Dragon Ball, Yu Yu Hakusho, Naruto and Boku no Hero Academia. What was the first manga to use this plot device? What influences did it have from other types of media of japanese pop culture?	12
How did the invention of the press affect the usage of parchment paper?	3