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How valid is the claim that “It was witches who developed an extensive understanding of bones and muscles, herbs and drugs, while physicians were still deriving their prognoses from astrology and alchemists were trying to turn lead into gold."

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Has there ever been legislative backlash to a progressive movement that pushed the movement farther back than when it started?

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How did US Military bases come to be named after incompetent Confederate generals?

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How valid is the claim that “It was witches who developed an extensive understanding of bones and muscles, herbs and drugs, while physicians were still deriving their prognoses from astrology and alchemists were trying to turn lead into gold."	2063
Has there ever been legislative backlash to a progressive movement that pushed the movement farther back than when it started?	2
How did US Military bases come to be named after incompetent Confederate generals?	1