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In Arab mythology, the 'Jinn' is generally believed to be a spirit or demon. The Chinese word 精 is pronounced the same as Jinn and means pretty much the same - is there any connection or is this just a coincidence?
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Who were the Troglodytae people, why have they been so maligned in history, why is it; even in modern times, to be called a Troglodytae such an insult? By all accounts Cleopatra was able to speak and understand their language so they must have been an advanced enough civilisation to trade with?
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To what extent, if any, have memories of working "in service" had on the differing attitudes between Europe and the US towards things like 'fair share' and socialism?
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In a documentary about social mobility here in the UK, an academic casually mentioned that a lot of modern families with old money and that are part of the middle classes can trace their ancestry back to the Normans as part of the Norman conquest. How true and accurate is this?
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