The cult of relics dates back to the second and third centuries, when Christian martyrs were often killed in ways that fragmented the body.

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Hildegard von Bingen wrote medical texts describing how to prepare abortifacients.

In 1943, white servicemen attacked young people of color for wearing the ultimate in street style—on the pretext that they were shirking wartime duty.

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