This medicinal plant was so coveted, it was worth its weight in gold. But this ultimately brought its downfall.

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In the original festival, men would sacrifice a goat and a dog, then run around naked or nearly naked, hitting women with the animals' hides.

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In his early 20s, Pope Francis underwent surgery to remove a part of his lung affected by a severe respiratory infection.

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Renaissance thinkers saw their own era as a reenactment of the great dramas of Greek history. What drove this comparison?

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