Myths & mysteries
Bavarian professor Adam Weishaupt founded the Illuminati because the local freemason lodges were too expensive
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The world's most feared secret society started as a budget-friendly alternative for nerds. Weishaupt wanted to discuss Enlightenment ideas but couldn't afford Freemason initiation fees, so he just invented his own dramatic club. It barely lasted ten years before collapsing entirely.
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