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Aristophanes Tells How We Came to Have Homosexual and Heteros…
In Plato's Symposium, Aristophanes' contribution to the discussion of love is to tell the story of the creation of lesbians, gays, and heterosexuals.
Binding Magic
Binding magic is the most common form of Greek magic.
Latitude
The lines of latitude run horizontally parallel to each other. The word latitude comes from a Latin word for "wide" (latus>>latitudo).
First Battery - The Baghdad Battery
The first battery may have been created in Baghdad.

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