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How realistic is the trope in movies (Fiddler on the Roof, Mulan, etc) of marriages being arranged by a professional matchmaker? If they really existed, what sort of system, if any, did they use to decide who would marry whom?

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What did people who sacrificed to their gods believe?

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Is there any recorded claim of Egyptian priests changing sticks into snakes outside of Exodus?

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I am a Soviet defector that has made it to America between 1946 and 1965. What has my life most likely been like up to this point and what will it most likely be like in the west?

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How realistic is the trope in movies (Fiddler on the Roof, Mulan, etc) of marriages being arranged by a professional matchmaker? If they really existed, what sort of system, if any, did they use to decide who would marry whom?	1
What did people who sacrificed to their gods believe?	0
Is there any recorded claim of Egyptian priests changing sticks into snakes outside of Exodus?	0
I am a Soviet defector that has made it to America between 1946 and 1965. What has my life most likely been like up to this point and what will it most likely be like in the west?	0