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Contrary to long-standing theory, organized religion appeared long before cultures began adopting agriculture.

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4Xbea TIL about the Implicit Association Test (IAT). It is a test developed in 1998 to assess people's implicit bias in things such as race and sex. I've linked the Harvard version of the test if you want to give it a go.
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