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Was painful Acne ever an issue in WW2? If I slept in the dirt for weeks between ages 17-22, I'd have breakouts constantly. Is Hollywood's portrayal of dirty--yet unblemished--soldiers accurate, or do we have photos, documentation to show otherwise?

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Did Wu Zetian really demand that foreign diplomats perform cunnilingus on her in in open court as a show of obedience--or is this a myth? NSFW

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The Inuit people of the arctic had access to sled dogs, yet the rest of the American Native peoples farther south had no contact with dogs during the Spanish Invasion. Given how incredibly useful domesticated dogs are, why did the use of dogs not travel south throughout the Americas?

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Was painful Acne ever an issue in WW2? If I slept in the dirt for weeks between ages 17-22, I'd have breakouts constantly. Is Hollywood's portrayal of dirty--yet unblemished--soldiers accurate, or do we have photos, documentation to show otherwise?	8373
Did Wu Zetian really demand that foreign diplomats perform cunnilingus on her in in open court as a show of obedience--or is this a myth? NSFW	377
The Inuit people of the arctic had access to sled dogs, yet the rest of the American Native peoples farther south had no contact with dogs during the Spanish Invasion. Given how incredibly useful domesticated dogs are, why did the use of dogs not travel south throughout the Americas?	43