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"A huge motivation for young men to join Genghis Khan's army was the prospect of raping the women of the villages they pillaged" does this view have any truth to it at all?

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According to something I read it is claimed that eunuchs can and did have sex despite them being forbidden from doing so by design. Based off of that are there any first hand accounts from women who had sex with eunuchs about their sexual satisfaction and performance? NSFW

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Was the supposedly vegan diet of the Roman gladiators ever glamourised as masculine and tough among the spectators and society generally?

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What is the history of grades at college and other educational institutions following a normal distribution on a bell curve?

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"A huge motivation for young men to join Genghis Khan's army was the prospect of raping the women of the villages they pillaged" does this view have any truth to it at all?	422
According to something I read it is claimed that eunuchs can and did have sex despite them being forbidden from doing so by design. Based off of that are there any first hand accounts from women who had sex with eunuchs about their sexual satisfaction and performance? NSFW	35
Was the supposedly vegan diet of the Roman gladiators ever glamourised as masculine and tough among the spectators and society generally?	5
What is the history of grades at college and other educational institutions following a normal distribution on a bell curve?	0