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Ep. 16: The Illuminati.

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Ep. 16: The Illuminati.

The Illuminati is a secret society that is said to have originated in Europe during the 18th century. Founded on May 1, 1776, by Adam Weishaupt, a professor of law at the University of Ingolstadt in Bavaria, Germany, the Illuminati was a clandestine organization that sought to promote Enlightenment ideals such as reason, secularism, and free thought.

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