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Re:Humans once opposed coffee and refrigeration: why we ofte... by Spooky23 on Monday July 25, 2016 @06:48PM (#12162163)
Birth control and the modern tendency to frown upon mass rape/women as property are probably primary factors to the Ghengis Khan vs Gates example.
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Re:Humans once opposed coffee and refrigeration: why we ofte... by dredmorbius on Monday July 25, 2016 @10:02PM (#12162923)
There was a reason I provided both ancient and current examples of high-reproductivity in dominant males.
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Re:Humans once opposed coffee and refrigeration: why we ofte... by cma on Wednesday July 27, 2016 @09:12PM (#12177719)
Dowry systems in Saudi Arabia are pretty far along the rapey end of the spectrum as far as consensual sexual relations go.
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