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If we had the same ---------- rate as in the 1900s, more than half the people in the world today would not be alive.?

In 1778, fashionable women of ---------- never went out in blustery weather without a lightning rod attached to their hats. ?

In 1778, fashionable women of Paris never went out in blustery weather without a ---------- attached to their hats.?

In 1778, fashionable women of Paris never went out in blustery weather without a lightning rod attached to their---------- .?

In ancient---------- , killing a cat was a crime punishable by death.?