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Daemon
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Cueva de las Manos

Spanish for "Cave of the Hands," Cueva de las Manos is an Argentinean cave famed for the paintings of hands—along with depictions of humans, animals, hunting scenes, and geometric shapes—that are believed to have been made thousands of years ago by the region's indigenous inhabitants. Based on the size of the hands, it is speculated that teenage boys stenciled them on the wall of the cave to mark their advancement into manhood. Most of the paintings are of left hands, suggesting what? More...
Lawrence
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Why is mano (which has a masculine ending) actually a feminine noun?
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Lawrence wrote:
Why is mano (which has a masculine ending) actually a feminine noun?



BECAUSE ALL RULES HAVE THEIR EXCEPTIONS.
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