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The denigration of kitsch betrays a latent anti-Catholicism, one born from centuries of class and ethnic divisions.

Peony's effectiveness as an ancient cure translated into a tool of statecraft in the eighteenth century.

Four different ways researchers use the virus's own structure to train our immune systems to exterminate it.

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Fictional detectives usually reflect conservative values. But the first "lady detective" story written by a woman broke boundaries.

In the late 1800s, doctors in German-speaking countries were having trouble agreeing on one simple thing: whether to wear gloves during surgery.

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