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Who first made the distinction between the sacred and the profane?
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Mankind has distinguished between the sacred and the profane as long as they have believed in gods. There have always been areas that were taboo (forbidden) because they were cursed or because they were too holy, certain things that can't be done or said out of respect to the spirits or gods... there's no way of identifying one person, or even group of people, who are responsible for formulating the first distinction.
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Who was the fist divorced first lady?
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