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* Similarly, a number of too-obsessed Potters have named their sons Harry. |
* Similarly, a number of too-obsessed Potters have named their sons Harry. |
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* Tribalistic societies tend to use a famous person of the past as a clan totem. For instance, Children of ''Israel''(Jews, which also refers to the subtribe ''Judah''), MacDonald's(probably the most prominent non-royal Scottish clan claiming patronage by a warlord named Domhnall), Al-Rashid(the most prominent rival of the Saudis in the formation of Saudi Arabia, descended from a chief named Abdullah Al-Rashid). |
* Tribalistic societies tend to use a famous person of the past as a clan totem. For instance, Children of ''Israel''(Jews, which also refers to the subtribe ''Judah''), MacDonald's(probably the most prominent non-royal Scottish clan claiming patronage by a warlord named Domhnall), Al-Rashid(the most prominent rival of the Saudis in the formation of Saudi Arabia, descended from a chief named Abdullah Al-Rashid). |
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* The inventor of the "flying trapeze" act, the man who the song "The Man on the Flying Trapeze" is about, is best-known nowadays because of the outfit he wore during his act. His name was [[w:Jules Léotard|Jules Léotard]]. |
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