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submitted 1 day ago by dantheclamman@lemmy.world to c/wikipedia@lemmy.world

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[–] etherphon@piefed.world 7 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Oh yeah the hat the guys in the little cars that run over your feet in the parade wear. ;)

[–] certified_expert@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

What is the deal with that?

[–] AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space 5 points 1 day ago

The Shriners are sort of an offshoot of Freemasonry, which always had an element of orientalist cosplay about it. They just crank the zaniness up.