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In one story of Sindbad the Sailor, and in Marco Polo's writings about India, there is a diamond rich, inaccessible mountain. In both stories, locals harvest the diamonds in the same way using skinned animal bodies. Where does this story come from originally?

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In one of the stories about Sindbad the Sailor, and somewhere in the writings of Marco Polo, there is an inaccessible, diamond rich mountain. Where does this shared story come from?

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How did Christian missionaries convince people of their faith during the age of exploration?

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In one story of Sindbad the Sailor, and in Marco Polo's writings about India, there is a diamond rich, inaccessible mountain. In both stories, locals harvest the diamonds in the same way using skinned animal bodies. Where does this story come from originally?	499
In one of the stories about Sindbad the Sailor, and somewhere in the writings of Marco Polo, there is an inaccessible, diamond rich mountain. Where does this shared story come from?	78
How did Christian missionaries convince people of their faith during the age of exploration?	1