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I'm watching Manhunt: Unabomber and in it Ted Kaczynski says he was a part of MKUltra (CIA mind control experiments) is all this true? What really was MKUltra and how do we know about it?

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Did people in the past worry about bodybuilding like people do today? Or were they just naturally healthy?

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When did tradition of having a first-name and a surname come from? Was there a time when people only had one name?

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I'm watching Manhunt: Unabomber and in it Ted Kaczynski says he was a part of MKUltra (CIA mind control experiments) is all this true? What really was MKUltra and how do we know about it?	282
Did people in the past worry about bodybuilding like people do today? Or were they just naturally healthy?	59
When did tradition of having a first-name and a surname come from? Was there a time when people only had one name?	5