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Why have many artistic representations of Satan and associated imagery (such as the baphomet) come to incorporate the features of goats, such as horns, goat-like faces and hooves? Furthermore, why did goats and other cloven-hooved animals come to be considered 'unclean' or unfit to eat?

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How accurate are depictions of 1970s American 'pimp fashion' in movies like Dolomite, and how/why did the styles develop?

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How much truth is there to the notion that the U.S. government (or CIA) introduced crack to American ghettoes?

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Why have many artistic representations of Satan and associated imagery (such as the baphomet) come to incorporate the features of goats, such as horns, goat-like faces and hooves? Furthermore, why did goats and other cloven-hooved animals come to be considered 'unclean' or unfit to eat?	151
How accurate are depictions of 1970s American 'pimp fashion' in movies like Dolomite, and how/why did the styles develop?	7
How much truth is there to the notion that the U.S. government (or CIA) introduced crack to American ghettoes?	2