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Venality of offices
←Created page with ''''Venality of offices''' refers to the historical practice of selling or auctioning public offices, particularly in Early Modern Europe.<ref name="Doyle">Doyle, William (1996). "Venality: The Sale of Offices in Eighteenth-Century France". Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0198205364.</ref> This system allowed individuals to purchase positions in government, the military, or the church, often with the right to resell or bequeath the office to heirs.<ref nam...'
02:2602:26, 23 June 2024diffhist+5,922
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Taking snuff
←Created page with ''''Taking snuff''' is the practice of inhaling powdered
tobacco through the nose. This method of tobacco consumption was widespread in Europe and North America from the 17th to 19th centuries, though its use has declined significantly in modern times. Snuff is a smokeless tobacco product that delivers nicotine to the body through nasal absorption<ref name="IARC2007">{{cite book |title=Smokeless Tobacco and Some Tobacco-specific N-Nitrosamines |publisher...'
08:4508:45, 7 June 2024diffhist+6,019
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Philosophical French Rite
The French Philosophical Rite is a Masonic rite that emerged within the Grand Orient de France (GODF) in the late 20th century.
03:2003:20, 23 June 2024diffhist+2,900
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Venality of offices
←Created page with ''''Venality of offices''' refers to the historical practice of selling or auctioning public offices, particularly in Early Modern Europe.<ref name="Doyle">Doyle, William (1996). "Venality: The Sale of Offices in Eighteenth-Century France". Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0198205364.</ref> This system allowed individuals to purchase positions in government, the military, or the church, often with the right to resell or bequeath the office to heirs.<ref nam...'
02:2602:26, 23 June 2024diffhist+5,922
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Taking snuff
←Created page with ''''Taking snuff''' is the practice of inhaling powdered
tobacco through the nose. This method of tobacco consumption was widespread in Europe and North America from the 17th to 19th centuries, though its use has declined significantly in modern times. Snuff is a smokeless tobacco product that delivers nicotine to the body through nasal absorption<ref name="IARC2007">{{cite book |title=Smokeless Tobacco and Some Tobacco-specific N-Nitrosamines |publisher...'
08:4508:45, 7 June 2024diffhist+6,019
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Philosophical French Rite
The French Philosophical Rite is a Masonic rite that emerged within the Grand Orient de France (GODF) in the late 20th century.