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6 Cultures That Recognize More than Two Genders

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5 Remarkably Close U.S. Presidential Elections

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Article History

Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Media added.	Naomi Blumberg	May 11, 2016
	Added details on the Artist Medal.	Naomi Blumberg	May 03, 2016
	Add new Web site: Official Site of Yadoo.	Swati Chopra	Jun 14, 2011
	Article revised.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Aug 20, 1999
	Article added to new online database.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jul 20, 1998