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The Turin Erotic Papyrus has been described as being the oldest known pornographic work. Have there been any discoveries of ancient pornography that predate it?
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Why is sexually explicit imagery such a common motif in the pottery of the Moche culture of pre-Incan Peru?
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It’s common knowledge that the ancient Egyptians were the first to domesticate cats, and that they utilized them for rodent control then eventually grew to venerate them; but is there any evidence in the archeological record that some of the ancient Egyptians kept the cats purely for companionship?
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What is the likelihood that an American like Sally Bowles of “Cabaret” would’ve been employed as a nightclub singer in Weimar Era Berlin?
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When did the writing of diaries become commonplace, and how useful are diaries and memoranda as resources for historians?
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What are the principles of the study of ethnogenesis? At what point does a community become a separate ethnic identity of its own?
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Why is Weimar-Era Berlin seen as such a socially liberal and artistically/creatively fertile environment if the Weimar government was so ineffective at managing the country and its economy?
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Why did Cassius M. Coolidge’s “Dogs Playing Poker” series of paintings depicting, well, dogs playing poker -become such an iconic kitsch image in American popular culture?
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