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Did people have any myths or beliefs about rainbows before the meteorological phenomenon behind them was known?
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In 675 AD, Emperor Tenmu of Japan issued an official decree banning the consumption of beef, horse, dog, chicken, and monkey from April to September. A millennium later, Monks were outraged when in 1872 the Emperor consumed beef. During that time, did a surviving inland peasant sneak meat to live?
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