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The 1517 Nuremberg printing of Luther's Ninety-five Theses,

The Ninety-five Theses is a list of propositions for an academic disputation written in 1517 by Martin Luther. The Theses is retrospectively considered to have launched the Protestant Reformation and the birth of Protestantism, despite various proto-Protestant groups having existed previously. It detailed Luther's opposition to what he saw as the Roman Catholic Church's abuse and corruption by Catholic clergy, who were selling plenary indulgences, which were certificates supposed to reduce the temporal punishment in purgatory for sins committed by the purchasers or their loved ones.

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Celery

Celery is a plant species, Apium graveolens, in the parsley family (Apiaceae or Umbelliferae). The domesticated form Apium gravelens var. dulce is grown for its edible leafstalks, leaves, fruits, and roots. The term celery also is used for the crisp, edible leafstalks (petioles) of this plant and for the edible seed-like fruits that serve as a flavoring. Cultivars of the species Apium graveolens have been grown for nutrition for centuries.

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James Frazer's distinction between magic and religion has been widely adopted by anthropologists since his time (source: James Frazer)

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